[ Erik shrugs helplessly, though he does feel a little gratified at Hank's equally clueless reaction. It's no great concession on his part to recognize that Hank is the greater intellect of the two. If he is also struggling with the concept of time travel and paradoxes then at least Erik isn't going prematurely senile. ]

A great many of us arrived at once to a deserted station. Since then it's just been a few at a time. We haven't been able to find out what happened to the previous residents, who built this place, what they mean about "saving the world", any of it. We've been finding bits and pieces of information, clues here and there but so far? [ Erik shakes his head. ] Not enough to draw any definitive conclusions.