He nods, glad she sees the same thing he does. "Exactly. If it was all within the same universe, the timelines would be screwed up. People would notice us gone. But from everything he said, it's like we were never gone, and the timelines haven't shifted. We've got to be being dragged out of our universes of origin, then. That's the only explanation that makes any sense to me."

He pauses at her question, frowning. "I... think so? I didn't exactly... press him for details." He looks a bit sheepish, he should be more thorough, but his concern for his friend is also written all over his face. "He was taking things really hard when he got back."