There was a brief pause and a laugh, "Miss me?" This was probably the most demanding he'd ever witness of her, and for such a situation, he wasn't really complaining.

Far from it, really, given he would rather not think about the guilt eating away at him and the longer he stayed here, the more helpless he felt. And it killed him that he was letting the scientists win. But right now, he had to not worry about that. For once, just live in the here and now.