"Do they? I suppose I'm still piecing together a general idea of your planet." From his perspective, Earth people are constantly referencing things which seem, to them, common knowledge. Geography, fauna, religion, cultural touchstones, even certain idioms. Maybe they exist in different timelines or different realities, but they all seem to know where Japan is.

Sephiroth shakes his head at the question, taking it seriously. "Humans aren't directly capable of it, so I wouldn't know. We use something called materia, which acts as a conduit between ourselves and the Planet. Whether it actually possesses sapience or whether the Cetra spoke to it in a more metaphorical sense... I believe the research is inconclusive.

"Surely you have some manner of study into the life of your own planet...?"