[It doesn't seem to bother Kaoru, at least, who sets down the glass again. Talking while gesturing is a little difficult when trying not to spill water at the same time...]

When I first arrived, there were already many citizens here, but they seemed much more well-adjusted. I believe that my group was the first to be pulled directly from the "code" that they mention... There weren't very many of us, either. I would say no more than twenty or thirty? Getting to know each other was much easier, but it was also a little scarier, I think.