Apparently, time stood still, back home. [His tone is dismissive, it was all too close to MAGIC for his liking.] I did not know if that was true or not.

...Oh.

We had television on Exsilium...that was the Initiative's...base, I suppose. It...was not pleasant. The description is apt.

[Then, because this is more important:] Are you somewhere safe? [Practicalities first, sentimentality after.]