I see. Interesting.

[No, seriously, it is. A beat, before he adds:] You've done quite a bit of research in a few weeks, it sounds like.

[Another thought occurs to him. It probably won't help things back in Trench. He must have walked to the sea without realizing... but it would be good to know he hasn't upended their all important mission.]

Is this another place where time flows differently? Between here and our worlds, I mean.