[This is so much, even for him. He blinks owlishly and then just slowly nods.]

I see... Well, to be honest, I think I'm going to have to chew on that a little bit more before I can really see! Time loops and hopping across dimensions and things like that were entirely unknown to me before I ended up on that boat, hah. Where I come from, people typically stay dead the first time they die, unless they're undead.

[Or end up brought back in the twink body of their brother-in-law's half-brother.]