[The other keeps a careful distance from the tracks, keeping an eye on them, his gloved hands clasped behind his back, as he walks abreast of Javert.]

To speak plainly, I am not certain what to believe about this place, but I am keeping my mind open to all possibilities. When I first awakened, I thought it could be either some version of the afterlife, if not a dream while I lay dying. That it could be a shared dream to which we are summoned? It remains to be seen, though it's something I would seek out, the better to understand it and the reason why any of us has been called here. We all had better things to occupy us in our respective worlds, didn't we? [A bit dryly humorous, then his calm sang-froid returns.]