"I think you might have mentioned that." He really wasn't stupid, but he had more hope than he should that some member of the LA Branch would make it and try to pool their resources. "Some people have pretty useful powers, you know. If we had some sort of retrocognition that might be helpful---and, yes, I know we're not getting it. Thanks." Would it kill her to be more positive?
He wasn't sure if it counted as ulterior motives if they were pretty obvious. Although he was pretty much giving up on reconnecting with people, and the Wicked-as-clone would probably have to wait until one problem was solved. Only one freaky situation at a time. "We still haven't made much headway ourselves, after all. Nothing is sparking my memories..." Which was really all the direction he had. Hoping that he would see something from that time and he'd remember more.