[ He nodded, and there was no mistaking the look in his eyes. He'd seen it, and it had horrified him beyond all measure. It had been genocide, pure and simple, and he'd been one of a very few people to escape. ]

Yeah. Couldn't tell you how it happened if I tried, but I seen it. We managed to stop the thing from hittin' earth, but... [ He trailed off, then visibly straightened, drawing a breath, trying to shove the thought out of his mind. Not really the greatest topic for an introduction. ]

Just - yeah. If it were here, we'd all be dead already anyway. Or well. Swallowed up by it and turned into somethin' else.