[If things really aren't so dire...that would give some relief, But it's of course hard to say for certain. To just...be in a place, to simply exist and go about the day to day doesn't really give him any sense of progress. He finds himself forgetting that sometimes, caught up in those mundane activities between the jobs he takes and the occasional disruption. Of course the thing with Arthur is a problem, and it's not like nothing has been done as there have been political actions that he assumes will help things overall. But he still feels out of place.]
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Is there any way for us to see that gauge?
[More of a rhetorical question.]