[For how terrifying he could be, Souji could also be oddly cute sometimes. Cliff sighed and ran a hand through his hair a the question.]

That's why I said we sync it up to other clocks. There's a master clock that always maintains absolute time, based on chemical reactions-- yadda yadda. The point is that we try to keep our clocks in line with that one. It's not perfect, but it works.