Well... yeah. [ He frowns, running his hand through his hair. ] I guess maybe it wouldn't be like that for you if you don't have anyone from home here.

[ He doesn't really know enough about everyone here to be sure that's the case, but he does seem to be one of the few who obviously arrived here with someone they knew before... and truthfully, if he weren't in this position, he'd be the same way. The only time that matters to him is the time he spends with Alice, so if she wasn't here, any extra time he was given would be worthless. ]

But if they can bring us here from different points in time, maybe they can put us back that way too, right?