"Shouldn't be too difficult," says Gus, scrutinizing the young man as he follows at a leisurely pace. "I'm afraid I don't really know how the dreams work - or how much time typically passes," he goes on. "I doubt the system is very rigid. Time and reality are... regrettably inconsistent here, in my limited experience." He frowns thoughtfully, the various inconsistencies of Julian's conversation starting to add up. "Forgive me, are you... Did you arrive in Manhattan, as the rest did?"