[he can't really go home, either, albeit for different reasons. Chicago still exists, but soon he won't -- he's about half an hour out from his time of death, back home. he's not about to get into that any more than Espio is, though, even if he could. he's not a mindreader]
[that in mind, he studies him for a moment, instead] What I wouldn't give for some way of testing that. [a beat] Nothing invasive, mind, just ... [well, he wonders if visiting alternate realities hasn't left some kind of mark on him or anyone else that's seen more than one. he wonders if they all have something in common. rather than finish that statement, however, he ultimately just pops one should in a shrug. it's a moot point, anyway]
no subject
[that in mind, he studies him for a moment, instead] What I wouldn't give for some way of testing that. [a beat] Nothing invasive, mind, just ... [well, he wonders if visiting alternate realities hasn't left some kind of mark on him or anyone else that's seen more than one. he wonders if they all have something in common. rather than finish that statement, however, he ultimately just pops one should in a shrug. it's a moot point, anyway]