User blog comment:Rapnoize/Shaun Returns/@comment-2083062-20111006104219/@comment-5574039-20111006160535

I think it'd be interesting if he could still hear them outside his mind, but can't respond physically to what they say. Maybe the Black Room Desmond can use their advice while he's trying to piece his mind back together. If he's still in the Animus, then he can probably still receive information about characters, places of interest, etc.