[Michael's quiet for a moment, letting the whole thing settle in the air between them. He gets it, he absolutely gets it. Even if he's able to go home with Harlan, he'll still be leaving most of Hadriel behind. All the people he's met here, all the friendships he's started, they'll just... end. They won't even be in the same universe anymore. But hey, speaking of that-]

Maybe... you don't have to go home.

[Which would normally sound awful, but Carlisle's life in Bear Den is what sounds awful.]

Harlan and I, our plan is to go together. If the gods let us choose, if they eventually let us out of here, maybe you can choose to go somewhere else.

[It doesn't solve all of these problems, but it solves... one? Maybe?]