"I think my scale for judging normalcy is broken anyhow," Seth answers with a half-shrug, shoulder to shoulder with Daniel. "Angelic landlord and all." There's plenty other things Seth could use as example, but that's a notable one that Daniel's actually familiar with.

Even when you try to stay out of trouble, there's the Rift dreams that drag you back in to some extent or another. Of course, it varies from person to person, how many of those you seem to end up in, so if you're very lucky you could stay mostly clear of them. Seth is not that lucky, and it seems to have just gotten worse over time. And back when he would've liked to have contact with the outside world, all he got was regular nightmares.