Luke furrows his brow at him. He wasn't expecting a refusal!

"Well," he says slowly, "The rift's been here a few years, and people keep coming through -- other things, too, but lots of people. They've sort of decided everyone who comes through has to stay in Manhattan, though." And that's one thing he's not all that happy about, despite the fact that he knows perfectly well that home is not awaiting him in this world's London.