[Altius nods his understanding. Ange's surprise, caught in his peripheral vision, is filed away for examination later.]

City Hall, wasn't it? If those who created this world are capable of emotion, it's not an impossible notion.

[He doesn't sound quite convinced, though, for a few reasons based on what he's read and heard from others. Turning his attention to Ange properly, he continues:]

You've been here some time, I take it? Were you involved in the reset I've heard of?