[Naoi, to his credit, actually doesn't immediately make fun of the poor guy for not fully grasping the situation. One, CERES doesn't exactly explain it well. Two, why would anyone trust a company that supposedly "saved" them when their welcoming committee is an execution squad? Three, someone can't really be expected to focus on stuff like that when their lives are in more immediate danger... It's a shame Rin couldn't attract the hugbot instead of the murderbots, gosh.

Moreover, it's not like this city is the first place he's been in which confused people sort of pop in and out like spring daisies, wondering where they are and how to get back home. It's why the explanation comes so easily; his attention is still largely dedicated to following the trail to the housing complex, but this is a topic that's second-nature.]

I know the way to the apartments, but if you're asking for a way back to Japan, you're out of luck for now. Whether or not you believe what those guys said in that meeting, there's no way to leave this place. We haven't found a gap in the perimeter at all yet.

[AND BOY has he been looking... Not because he wants to risk getting eaten by an alien in case they're telling the truth, but because he finds the whole set-up a little suspicious. If they're not going to provide information, it's up to the citizens to take it, as far as he's concerned.]