"What?" Castor blinks at the man, feeling a bit dizzy. "There's no - no way back. What do you mean? Can't I get on a, on a plane, at least? Or something like that?" Again he remembers the mention of Earth, like that isn't the norm for everyone, and he can't imagine how this would be if he'd been taken to an entirely different planet. He'd have panicked already, probably. As it is all he can really summon up is irritation, as though this is only a waste of time, not just a complete undoing of everything he's ever known to be true.

"There is an England here, right?" he says, fearing the answer. "I mean, I - I have to get home, I have to get back to work. People are depending on me." As though that will make a difference.