No, it was something that happened here. Caused by the Singularity, so far as anyone could tell. [ Thancred can't quite recall if Nero was here at that time, so he can understand the confusion. Especially when considering Himeka's particular gift. ] That being said, I imagine she's told you of the Echo by now.

[ Or maybe she's even had a bout of it in his presence, given that they live together. It doesn't happen all the time, but it's often enough that Thancred can only imagine Nero's heard of it or seen it.

When Nero speaks of swimming with Himeka when they went on that cruise, Thancred can't help but smile. It's easy to see why the two of them became friends, hearing this sort of thing.

Nero speaks of a strength that returned once he was free of the cult's influence, meaning it's a power greater than that of a regular person. That isn't particularly surprising to hear, given that he'd conducted himself not unlike a Warrior or Dark Knight when they fought that panther creature in the Horizon together. ]

It's a relief we were able to rescue the grand majority of you, given all the chaos. [ He pauses, lifting a dripping hand to grip his chin in thought. ] What's strange is that there's been no sign of the massive creature that broke free from the island, even still.