[The question hangs in the air for several moments.]
Home. Being here. The fact that I'm beginning to kind of like this place, regardless of it also being unsettling, even though I shouldn't be.
[There's a faint and very brief smile at the corners of his mouth.]
I've lived on a small island all my life. I've always loved the ocean. . . and it isn't silly. I think this place can be as real as you want it to be for you.