[If the wry little tilt to his expression when Zack defends himself is any indication, that was probably about the expected response. No real shade, buddy. He's not making assumptions, just being bantery. (Zack could probably throw him through a wall if he really tried tbh.)

Less funny— he considers that question with a bit of a grimace.]

Yeah, when you say here...— [About that. Not a very encouraging start, probably. He clarifies, if kind of delicately.]

I have some memory of that place before it all went to shit. [Maybe not...very much else. But from the way Zack poses the question, he seems to have some anticipation of that, so—] It's not quite where I expected to be, if you catch my meaning.