( Angeal speaks confidently and easily about this kind of thing; Ko has to wonder what sort of ordeal he went through to begin with. He'd implied the simulation had happened to him in the same way this place happened to Ko; he wonders in turn what his home is like.

He inclines his head a little. )

I see. Thank you for the reassurance. That makes sense.

( A breath, then. )

I was thinking it might be a dream having gone on too long. But if you've gone through ... similar before, can I ask what you've made of it so far?