"I understand." His voice is soft as he tries to comfort the boy.

"Well, you and I aren't the only ones here. There are a few others as well." Is that what he meant by 'all'? Unless....

"Before that, we didn't sleep at all here. There was even a period of time where we didn't need to eat." Could that be what he's commenting on, the oddity that they all fell asleep at the same time?