[It does make a lot of grim sense--how many worlds has Dave been through by now? How many before Monaka even got her grubby little hands on them? He shivers a little.]

Yeah.

[He's kind of ashamed, actually, of how close he'd already been to a fury-panic meltdown party before Meridiana found him. What was it Schuldig said to Lysandre at that one party? 'That's one kid we absolutely don't want going nuclear.'

Yikes. He should maybe work on that. In therapy. That he'll probably no longer be getting, on account of his insurance doesn't cover travel to pocket dimensions.]

It's not gonna be, though. The guy had no idea what I was talking about when I made references, and. That's not something anyone would just gloss over.

[He offers his other hand, if she wants it.]