"Just because you're a year older than me doesn't mean I'm going to start treating you like an elder." Ty said lightly, but it was still an odd thing to dwell on. That even more time had passed to create a gulf between them, one that Ty had thought they had been in the process of bridging. Still, the fire was definitely welcome, and Ty stood close to it, happily basking in its warmth like a dog curling up before a fireplace right before taking a nap.

"Hm?" His theories? "I'm not really sure what to think. One guy was talking about witches and demons, someone else mentioned that the Observers sometimes drop off medicine, and even if this place is kind of gloomy, it has everything we need to survive." Which was more laying out facts than actual theories, so he shrugged, holding his arms closer to the fire.

"I think they have us here to test the boundaries of humanity. And maybe the human soul." He glanced up at Kira, raising an eyebrow. "But you've been here longer. What do you think?"