...For what it's worth, I don't think it's going to be "never".

[There's that cautiousness again, the way he responds slightly less casual than before. It's just, he's not great at all this. He means to be comforting, reassuring, but there's an excellent chance he's just going to say the wrong thing.

Maybe it's easier for Eugene to just accept "never".]

I mean. In my experience, you'll get to go home eventually.