[He's very experienced in talking down panic - not always successful, which still haunts him, but experienced. He'd be glad to know that it's worked this time.]
Yeah. It's still a prison, and a lot of people are desperate to get home - [He'd already hazard a guess that she's not one of them] - but at least we're comfortable while we're here. It can be a second chance for some people, or a chance at a life they've never gotten to have before.