"Are we?" He tilts his head to one side and considers the explanation. The next smile is less forced but just as faint and melancholy. It's oddly touching that Seth's willing to disclose so easily, and Daniel wonders briefly what this other version of him is like. Less terrifying, hopefully. Maybe it's a version of himself he can still stand to look at.

"Well, once we're on Earth we can try to figure out how to send you home," he offers. "Back to, well, back to me, I guess."

The buildings are thinning out. They've made one great loop and are now approaching the bunker from the side, where Daniel estimates most of the nearest weapons facilities are based. He doesn't see any figures on the slight incline of grass that would indicate someone's seen them, and the explosions still sound like they're based more deeply in the city.