"They're probably fine- I mean, if we're here, I always assumed life just...went on without us..." He sounded sad about that, his mind drifting back to his friends and his parents. He had been so worried when he first got here about how his mom would take his absence. It wasn't like he didn't think about her all the time, but it was getting less and less frequent these days.
"Yeah?" Miles grinned. He had almost pointed out that she seemed kind of a loner-type, but he didn't want to offend her so he kept quiet (for once).
"Huh? No. It's uh, like 'good'. You say cool to mean uh...hip? Awesome?" He wasn't sure what slang she would understand, though. "What year are you from, again??"