It's not once you realize the kind of species that can arrive here. But that's a story for some other time, probably.

"I think it's true. After all, we can't do this journey completely alone, and there is a reason for it." well, Kaneki kinda thinks he could probably do it but that's because Kaneki is very much willing to suffer through everything on his own.

"Have you been here since the beginning? I have only met people who arrived recently."