[ he nods, expression a little more grim. ]

...It was some kind of time dilation. I guess the ship we were in might've been in a pocket dimension in a wormhole. [ lu bixing this is not science that makes sense to any other person.

it's fine, though. he gently strokes a hand over the top of popcorn's head - the snake finally peeks out at date, just a little. ] For us, it was only a few minutes.