"You experienced something similar to - this, then." He gestures vaguely in the general direction of the cityscape outside, indicating the perpetual state of architectural and cultural and societal deterioration in which the city seems to exist.

"And you were translocated to Manhattan shortly thereafter, I assume." Establishing a tenuous timeline of Melanie's life may not be the most practical use of their time, but it is Rush's understanding that conversation involves discussion of certain personal events, to some extent.