"No, none of it makes sense." That much he can agree with, considering Claude remains convinced the powers that be do know something about them through conversations he's had with others who've been here far longer than he has. Some of that also includes what Jesper's said in their own various talks, and all of it has been fitting together into the puzzle in his mind of what's happening. Or what he thinks is happening, at least, and it's not something he feels particularly inclined to argue with anyone. In the end, they're all being kept in the dark for reasons they likely don't want to actually know.

Far easier to latch onto one tangent after another to get further away - somewhat - from the Free Cities' plans for them. There's another smile that crosses Claude's face though he somewhat hides it behind casually scratching his chin like he's in thought. "Well, that makes something else we have in common when it comes to not being good at accepting it. I meant it about it taking me a while to let people in."

That part's still a work in progress and one he'd rather not continue talking about since if he and Jesper really share that, Claude's guessing neither one of them want to hash it out in detail. There's the mention of a name following a boss and that gets his attention, though neither are things he can place about Jesper right then while thinking it over so there's a slight shake of his head. "I'm sure I've seen him around though I'm not sure if we've talked. Or if we have then it was only in passing, though that's been true for many people lately. He's someone you're close to from home, then?"