Who knows! But everything they say isn't entirely believable. You'll probably find that out soon enough. It's inevitable as often as CERES messes things up, unfortunately.

[Komaeda announces all this cheerfully enough. He blinks at the way he's shaking his hand though.]

Careful... [But okay yes. His pet. That's.. something.] Sometimes people from the same world do wind up here -- even if they don't all come at the same time. So it'd be worth looking for your friends.