"You know the anomalies they told you about in orientation? They're not really consistent when it comes to where or when they find people to trap here."

Even, or maybe especially when that means finding people who were supposed to be dead. But if it's only been a few days since he saw the others for North, it isn't like Maine's situation. North's just... behind. Carolina considers her words for a moment, then goes with, "We were a few years ahead of you."