"Mmm. Not really. I'm a pragmatist at heart. This isn't great but I don't think you're actually being malicious or evil about this. You acknowledged that when you were talking about the stalking. If you had bad intentions, I'd have put up more of a fight.

It's more, ah... I've got a buddy who might be stranded in the 12 Dimensions. If it's been nearly a year for us, just imagining how long she's been there is... upsetting is all."