True. Perhaps accepting would be a better turn of phrase.

[There's a sound of an agreement to go along with his response.]

If the voices are to be believed, it was random, and unintentional, though I'd be more quick to believe it to be unintentional now rather than always. This place is far too convenient to be happenstance. I do believe them when they say we weren't meant to come here, but I'm not naive.

If I may, what was the year, by your last reckoning?