Oddly, Isamu's assumption about his meaning was not correct, though neither of them would realize that. The Observers, the species he mentioned, and all the others that came through were an entity all to their own and a universally malicious seeming intent. Walter had yet to meet anyone here which fit the ones he was talking about, the ones that pushed him to whisper, and he hoped that it stayed that way.

"Curiosity is a good thing." Walter agrees but then shakes his head. "It is also dangerous without restraint. When I was a young man I thought the way you describe. The universe was a puzzle and I wanted to figure it all out."

Walter took a deep breath and slowed down his rather quick speaking. "I did many things that were wrong, that shouldn't have been explored, because Belly thought curiosity was the greatest goal of humanity."