Selfishly, the last few words made Tom feel good. The first part - the part about Pandora - it made him feel like he didn't really know his brother anymore, like there had no connection. A tiny voice in his head told him that they should have even more now. But as tiny voices in your head went, it remained unheard. Jake's life had changed so much. Jake had changed so much. Now it was Tom who tried to keep up with Jake. He was Eywa's chosen one. Tommy continued to limb up the stairs, clutching the handrail whenever possible.
"Uh, yeah, it is, isn't it?" Tom asked. "Guess we just have to make the best of what we got.