[ look it's proper detective protocol to make case notes! and on the occasions charles and edwin have split up their investigative work, charles has actually taken notes then, too, so. it's just the thing to do!

he listens to the explanation, though it leaves him with more questions than he started with. ]

So, you're saying... this place now resembles that parallel Aldrip? And the locals also, what, had personality changes? Lost some of their previous memories? Seems real unlikely they all just changed their beliefs because of a parallel world, like, out of their own free will.