"One of my friends is here, but he's surely missed by our friends as strongly as they miss my absence. More so, even," Gen noted. "I was told that time doesn't pass in our home worlds, but how can be we be certain?"

He laughed sheepishly. "And here you are, likely very familiar with all of these questions, listening to me whine. How many times have people had this same conversation, over and over, after the train kidnaps them?"