From a pipe worker's perspective, Old Glick's father is definitely an alien in this world. In this world, there are surely people who care about things beyond the world, people trying to uncover the secrets behind that energy storm, and even people worried that this world will one day stop functioning. But under normal circumstances, those who worry about these things are mostly well-informed individuals, their positions enable them to access knowledge, much like the captain of the "Hope" who is quite legendary among the populace, who was said to be a High Order Monk from the Great City Elder Council.
Yet Glick's father was merely a pipe worker, born and raised in an unremarkable small town named "Condenser." He spent his life dealing with metal sorting, and such insight from him can truly be stunning.
