[ He sees the realization in her face. Her eyes. And she brings up a good point about the time paradoxes, one he already considered, and... he strikes an authoritative pose, waggling a single finger pointed towards the sky... or whatever the Dream Width was. ]

But I'm still here! It's like a... [ Hunk pauses, choosing his words carefully. ] ...a stress test! Kinda like how way back, the Large Hadron Collider had some people freaked out. No way to know what happens until you do it. I mean don't get me wrong, we're on the cutting edge of theoretical physics and that's awesome, but...

[ He laughs an uneasy, dwindling chuckle before letting out a sigh, softly and wistfully. The smile looks a little forced. ]

We probably won't know if anything's weird until we get back home. If we get back.