"Yeah. Same here." Johnny stared off with an empty look, recalling falling in battle during the New York debacle, dying in the arms of the man he'd dare call his best friend in Exsilium. He was pretty sure Coby never forgave him for that, considering how hard he was on him in training later.

"I wouldn't call it a victory. The UE still existed, even if they weren't nearly as bad. The world has still a really harsh place to live in, just in a different way. And as far as how other people's universes go, I don't really know. When I was leaving, I wasn't tryin' to go back to my home. I was hoping to follow a, uh, friend of mine. It didn't work, obviously."