"It's not really as insane and complicated as they make it seem, when you're up on the station," he assures him. "As far as I can tell, worlds got swallowed by Darkness, we got scooped up by these Orbiter folks, and now they are quietly trying to get us to choose sides and fight a war they don't have the manpower or desire to fight themselves."

Wait, is that too hot a take? As far as Axel's life has gone, this is just another day, honestly.