"Nobody," Matt echoes. He takes the time to raise his glass as if toasting the very notion. For a moment, he can be glad of the anonymity. Maybe it complicates things in the long run. This would all be a lot easier to get the hang of if he had any sense that it was designed as an elaborate ruse to trap him specifically. But he's been looking for the seams of this illusion since he's arrived, and so far he hasn't even found a thread to tug.

"I'm afraid I'm just as stuck as you are. I could get you a straw? Or maybe you could tell me if you see anyone out there who doesn't seem to be caught in our current predicament."