"I don't disagree with that."

The station had been stifling, strange, off-putting. At least this seemed a bit more normal, despite the fact that it was harder to keep an eye on the pods from this far away.

"It seems that this is a permanent arrangement. Why else go to the trouble of all of this?" he observes, stepping into the room and beyond the couch to investigate the rest of the living room. Maybe there are clues? Who knows.