"I'm afraid not, nor have I been here terribly long."

He stays where he is as the other man jumps to the ground, and the dogs at his side stay down as well - the corgi-like one without even batting a leash, while the shepherd needs a quiet word to stay down, spoken too quietly to carry through the night air over to Fukami.

"And yet I will be able to tell you more than most here, little as it is. The vast majority of the residents cannot even see the gears."