[ He blinks. Ah... That's a little jarring. She's beautiful, though, and he watches that unnamed form with mild fascination until it's gone. Then, after a few seconds, he turns away again, to stare ahead toward the road past the trees.

...

Mm. They're nice words, but they don't really apply to his situation, do they? He obviously is interested now, and if he actually had something real, he'd never, ever run away from it. But he can't; unless he wants to go back to the Foundation, he really doesn't have any choice but to keep his entire life a lie. And there's no one there for him who hasn't already found someone they like better anyway, so... ]

Maybe if I was in my own world, but I don't think there's any way that can be true here.

[ There's no reason for there to be anyone for him here, when he's not supposed to be in this world in the first place. ]

...I do appreciate the attempt to make me feel better, though. Thank you.