Maybe “You’re still wearing the hat.” means that she never took the hat off and that the last few strips were some sort of drone induced VR with Sweetheart not hearing Nick (for the most part) but hearing Mr. Green’s impersonation of Nick. The real Nick may have heard Sweetheart murmur things while unconscious and still said (very loudly) “You’re still wearing the hat.” That’s my guess.
Maybe “You’re still wearing the hat.” means that she never took the hat off and that the last few strips were some sort of drone induced VR with Sweetheart not hearing Nick (for the most part) but hearing Mr. Green’s impersonation of Nick. The real Nick may have heard Sweetheart murmur things while unconscious and still said (very loudly) “You’re still wearing the hat.” That’s my guess.