It's in a sad state. Sure people can go about their lives but the kaiju have taken their toll on things. The creatures in my world cause problems, there's some destruction of course, but never to this extent.

[Gun Devil aside, but even then that didn't exactly cause contaminated water or a need for synthetic food.]

It's hard not to see our mission as necessary, I would've been willing to assist regardless. It is similar to what I already do after all, but seeing it firsthand just makes it seem all the more important.