That got a laugh out of Jr. "Hero type? Hardly!" He considered himself very much not a hero. Quite the opposite sometimes, actually. "It's just kind of weird seeing you like this. Not that you're not entitled to some down time; even the smiles and the keeping up morale can wear someone out after so long." He didn't know if all that was au natural for Lash, but it was still a truth at some point no matter which way you sliced it. "I'm sure someone waking up would be pretty cool, but I figure I'll see'em all again when we finish this up if they don't show up before then."

He hoped. But he never threw in ifs and hopefullys when he talked about that to others. Universe-restoration sounded like a hell of a huge thing, but they said it was maybe possible. Maybe that was one reason for worry. If for some reason they couldn't restore what was lost, then the pods were their only salvation for seeing friends and family again. The thought unsettled him, and he felt a small pull in the pit of his stomach, recalling a promise that the Ohm's destruction would force to be broken if they couldn't bring anything back.

He shook his head to try and rid the thought and focus back on Lash and her question. "Ah, ha ... it's a long story," he answered sheepishly, his left hand moving up over the right side of the his chest. He'd never had to really explain this to anybody on Stacy before ... he wondered how to word it right. "But it was before I woke up here. Think about it like ... having another half, and that other half finally being a part of you again. It was kind of like that, for one of my brothers."