[He bites back a scoff. He'd be willing to bet humans say the same thing about the Atlantean World War. He can't help but wonder if the aliens' histories would line up with the humans' versions.

(Also: aliens. Huh. There's probably something hypocritical about him being stunned by the revelation of other life out there in the universe, but there it is.)

Shaking his head, he tries to just roll with the punches for now. Grapple with all the weird shit later.]

Up until recently I did private investigations and mercenary work. Now...I'm not really sure. I'm sort of in between jobs at the moment.

[That's a very understated way to say "I suddenly have money and a court again and don't have to take odd jobs to survive for the first time in almost two decades". But, y'know. Strangers. He's quick to deflect attention back away from himself.]

Do you really believe the whole "alternate worlds" thing? I mean, I've never seen anything like those monsters before, but I'm self-aware enough to recognize there's probably shit out there I know nothing about. How do you really tell the difference between an alternate world and aspects of the world you just never knew about before?