He listens -- surprised by the fact that monsters only existed on one island. Ah yes, the real monster is humanity, of course, of course. Ford wants to hear what Hange has to say, and what it is she blames herself for - really, he does!

But he's got a lot of questions.

"Why on earth did they want you dead?" Ford asks. "Were your people originally put on Titan Island as some kind of prison colony? Or was it more of a...social division problem? I don't see why they wouldn't just leave the titans on the island and avoid it except for scientific study!"