[He hesitates for a moment, thinking before switching to a private feed. Normally? He wouldn't say something like this. But the relief is so strong, the joy so all-consuming... he feels like he has to just tell someone, even if they're a complete stranger]
The people there, on Earth. They're brilliant. I'd give everything for them, to keep them safe, but... they don't need me any more. They've moved on, they're helping themselves, now. They have their protectors, people watching over them, keeping them safe even if they don't know they're there.
Here... I have people I've lost. People I can't ever see again. [He chuckles, then] I know, probably a strange reaction to this place, being happy when so many want to just go home, get out. But... this place lets the impossible happen. It's a place where lost things can be found.
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The people there, on Earth. They're brilliant. I'd give everything for them, to keep them safe, but... they don't need me any more. They've moved on, they're helping themselves, now. They have their protectors, people watching over them, keeping them safe even if they don't know they're there.
Here... I have people I've lost. People I can't ever see again. [He chuckles, then] I know, probably a strange reaction to this place, being happy when so many want to just go home, get out. But... this place lets the impossible happen. It's a place where lost things can be found.