[That's a surprise. But as he thinks about it, Hope isn't sure what he would do if his world didn't need him anymore. If his friends were here and he had finished what he needed to do... maybe his response would be the same.

As such, his tones gentles with a smile.]

No, I understand. It sounds a bit like retirement, really. At least to somewhere you might have wanted to go to see people you want to see.

[Because Darkness, what. He's actually gotten so used to it that it doesn't bother him anymore. And he doesn't bother with SERO or AGI, either. No, this place seemed more like a pit stop.]