"I think this city has produced a police state for a reason." In other words, he agrees with both points. Everything about Baedal is a carefully manufactured cage.

That wave of guilt doesn't slip by him, and he asks (mildly) "Would you mind telling me a little bit about your world? I'd be willing to do likewise, or if it makes you uncomfortable, we can skip the subject entirely." He looks thoughtfully at his cup for a moment, before further explaining, "I spoke to an interesting man on my first day here, although I haven't seen him about since. He was a mathematician who dealt with probability theory. Ever since then, I can't help but wonder if there's some sort of rhyme or reason behind why we're chosen to be brought here. I'm not willing to believe it's some sort of cosmological accident."