I'd considered that hypothesis before, actually. Seemed like the most plausible one too, even if it was mostly a theory back then.

[ Now, it almost feels like he has proof— not just proof, but also personal experience. It wasn't the most pleasant thing, actually, for all the people he cared about and befriended while he was here, but most of all for the one person he got particularly close to. He and Trish might be from the same world, and close enough in points in time even, but that still meant nothing at all in the end. He went home and forgot every single memory he had of her, something that leaves a bitter taste in his mouth and probably will for a while. ]

Comforting, isn't it? [ That's sarcasm, by the way. ] Anyway, I'm back now. Apparently this place wasn't done with me yet. [ In part, he's kind of glad for that. ]

How've you been, by the way? We didn't even talk between you coming out of stasis, and me going in. Not that I remember, at least.