[gansey nods.]

You're right about both those things. In the human context, we would call those disasters. I would certainly hope that the shell of the turtle never shifts or explodes that way, but you're definitely correct in that the earth makes itself known, and the turtle may do the same. The girl I was talking to--Zatanna--she might have more insight. She's been here nearly five years.

[percy's point makes gansey frown. it's not that he hasn't considered the implications of living on a turtle, more that he's not quite so quick to assume the worst of people. ]

Humans on earth have wreaked havoc on nature, that's not even remotely arguable. But I think we need to learn more before assuming that we've been brought to a place where people are doing terrible things to the being they live on, or whether it's some sort of symbiotic relationship. I wish we could actually speak to the turtle. Zatanna believed that we were brought here for a purpose, although her ideas definitely extended more toward the populace. Maybe it's more complex than that. Certainly worth investigating, especially if there's a way we can help the poor thing.

[as much as he's advocating research and not assuming the worst, gansey stll looks disquieted by the idea.]