[ before joshua raises his head to answer, alhaitham sees him staring trancelike at the pool like so many others. however welcome yima's residents seem to be, some of their guests are swept into their grief and nostalgia, and all of it adds to alhaitham's quietly burgeoning suspicion of the place.

now in conversation, alhaitham walks to joshua's side, crossing his arms again once he's at a comfortable distance. ]

As of right now, I have no substantial evidence to prove the veracity of anyone's claims. Visions and dreams of an event do not substantiate its actual occurrence in the real world. [ he waves a hand. ] If we are able to be shown glimpses of the past in this pool of water, who's to say that we weren't fed other manipulated images while we were vulnerable?