"Oh, I rather like that." He smiles, playing the idiom through his mind a few times. To think is to live, indeed. He watched Altair with renewed curiosity as he spoke, declared his motive and hinted at something more, something deeper, and he nodded.

"You don't simply mean to understand what is known of this place. You want to explore what has yet to be discovered." He smiles. "Splendid. I've already thought of something, an off-handed comment made by a friendly resident brought something to my attention." And he'll leave it at that for the moment, meeting Altair's eyes more directly. Dorian was only serious when he wanted to be. Apparently, this was one such time.

"I like to think myself a trustworthy man, and we do have similar goals in mind. There are, for instance, many things I find...odd about this place. From whence do these initial care packages arrive? How is it they have thoroughly disabled the abilities of all these brought here? To what end are we held here? How have we been brought, and I think I may have a way of finding out, but that may be best postponed. We should learn what is known before we waste time re-exploring, don't you think?"