[ There's something to be said for it, he thinks. Just allowing his most ambient of thoughts to caress across the tether, conversational but not all that pointed. It takes some of the clumsiness away from having to explain himself in a world that never seemed to be for him, for all that he wielded within it — here, surviving is practical. Knowing why they're surviving is also practical, just cast in a different light. ]

I suppose... [ Idly, he rakes his fingers behind the curvature of one spotted ear. (It seems the topic may have briefly caused him to forget that ^ this is still a whole guy.) ] Most divine beings have existed since antiquity. Every interpretation carries an opportunity to understand the truth behind them. Humanity has been ascribing meaning to the divine since it learned to pray.

We wouldn't be the first to study Sleep, if Megumi's information is correct. But everything we know is so new.

[ It would be nice to have other references. Knowledge beyond the desperation of their current situation. ]