"Maybe." Surely it's that and nothing else. It's not like he's lonely. There's no reason he would be.

He continues cutting the strips, doing his own best to keep them even. Some are a little wobbly, but it's fine. He's not a professional and he's not trying to be. "I guess you're right... it still is hard to grasp since the cause and effect seem so... disconnected? At least from my point of view."

Hm. "Though I guess you could say something like that about the teleportation we used to get around with the robot... it's quantum physics, somehow... but I'm just in junior high school..." He sighs and squares his shoulders. "It's. A lot. To try to reorganize your worldview when something tips it upside down."