I can tell you a lot about what's going to happen to our world. [He stiffens and trains his eyes to the food in front of him.] There's a very good chance that I'm helping it reach us.

[His cheeks burn hot; he's mostly sure that his last moments at home were also the last time he'll ever set foot on a whole, complete Earth.]

We can't get through this with the methods currently available to us. We need to find another route.