[what kaeya says are even more abstract, illogical concepts that cassius is silent for, the frown on his face showing how he's struggling to understand this. moondwellers have never faced this sort of dilemma before, something so fantastical, and while he enjoys watching illogical events unfold to study how people react... he is now in the center of one.

and in an unpleasant state to be in, at that.]

I cannot agree to what it's saying because I haven't seen any evidence. The woods I saw outside of the caverns I came to was alive, and the people here look well. [does he think they're lying? no, the thought never even occured to him.

but...

he looks up at kaeya, determination written on his face.]

As someone who has been here longer than me, it is only logical that you know more, and to ask you. What have you seen?