Oh boy does he ever hate answering that question, mostly because for most people it's a lose-lose situation. He scratches his neck, trying to think up a non-nasty way of breaking the newbie.
"Ain't no way out. No way home at least... people disappear all th' time though. Lose 'emselves in th' stabilizer, th' Wardens say. We've got some folks workin' on findin' a way back home but for now... 's just better to settle in for th' long haul and make th' best of it."