It is, to be frank, a lot to take in, with implications that Siebren will wrestle with later, when he has the time and space to think.

"Speaking with the train herself may not produce everything we are looking for, but there is precedent for some requests being fulfilled, provided they are widespread and consistent enough - regardless of whether they constitute bribery or not." He doesn't agree on that aspect, but that is not the point. "Perhaps spreading word to our teammates to request specific information - not why, but simply what - will produce the results we are looking for, or give us enough of a basis of comparison to determine what information she has simply forgotten to provide and what she is deliberately hiding, provided she is doing either."

He pauses, then presses on - as far as he is concerned, this is a factor that must be addressed. "There is also the matter of the missing worlds, and the fact that nobody outside of those worlds seems to be able to remember them." He looks at Senku. "When you spoke with Anan, was she aware of the status of the Voidtrecker Express's home world?" Another pause, and then: "Did she know about Halo?"