[Thanks, that's more sympathy than some people are giving him... He's fine, on the floor now, but Fine. He will not be getting up.]

Sounds like you're not from a place where time travel is real. [If it's creepy... well, he supposes it could still be creepy, but he's coping.] I'm pretty sure whenever we're from doesn't matter here. The year and all that, I mean. Maybe this place is outside regular time—a simulation could do that easily.

Uh, is that better or worse?