.. Freaks take over? Bigby can at least pick up on the fact that it's likely the other is speaking of something that did happen back in his world. But he can't tell if those Freaks are a very specific group, or if it's just Deacon's unique way of insulting a very particular set of people..

Then again, even if Bigby isn't the most socially capable person ever, he knows better than to ask very personal questions when someone is still clearly freaking out about this place. Priorities.

"I'm going to have to disappoint you on that one, since it's just as crazy-- hell, we don't even know the full story either. It just seems like there's some forces involved here that dragged us to this place, and some that want to get us gone from here as soon as possible."