[ Whether he's acknowledging everything that Ernesto is saying right now or not, Ernesto can at least tell that his new friend here is engaged in the conversation. The line of questioning is pretty interesting too, but the problem is... ]

Maybe, but it's not something anyone understands.

[ While Ernesto actually has something of an answer for that, it's not a very good one. ]

The organization I work for has some [ operators ] employees that from what I've heard rumors of came from another world. I'm not sure the details though, and as far as I can tell no one else really is either. It seems like they're stuck here for the time being.

[ He sighs heavily. ]

I'm pretty new too, so I can't really tell you any more than that. I've never met any of them myself.