[There's something to be said for staying near one's family and loved ones.]
Because...[His brow furrows as he struggles to put into words what he believes.] Okay, so no one has created anything remotely inescapable back in my world? Have they yours? 'Cause otherwise we're talking...higher life form technology? Higher intelligence technology and other worldly architecture. Which...okay, that's all great and plausible and that sorta thing, but they've got too big and too varied a group of people here. Put all those minds, experiences and skills in one place...I'm thinking that eventually wer'e going to figure it out. It may take a little while, but nothing's inescapable.