Extra caffeine is likely to make their conversation even more excited; this is another thing they probably didn't need.
He puzzles out her remarks for a moment. "So, like, you got taken from home later than me, but you got here before me? That's messed up."
A few people alluded to the paradoxes of time passing unaffected by their abductions, but Hal really did not follow what they were saying. He can only conclude that Roxanne was left without him for several months at home, and then another few months here. She would have gone all this time, alone in a strange place, without even knowing about his secret identity. It was no wonder she hadn't tried to get in touch with him sooner! It would have been weird for her to try, since it would only remind her of her loneliness. Good thing he was here now.
"That sucks...! That you were here, all alone, I mean. And still getting kidnapped! It's too bad there wasn't some, like, amazing superhero to stop all of that, huh?"
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He puzzles out her remarks for a moment. "So, like, you got taken from home later than me, but you got here before me? That's messed up."
A few people alluded to the paradoxes of time passing unaffected by their abductions, but Hal really did not follow what they were saying. He can only conclude that Roxanne was left without him for several months at home, and then another few months here. She would have gone all this time, alone in a strange place, without even knowing about his secret identity. It was no wonder she hadn't tried to get in touch with him sooner! It would have been weird for her to try, since it would only remind her of her loneliness. Good thing he was here now.
"That sucks...! That you were here, all alone, I mean. And still getting kidnapped! It's too bad there wasn't some, like, amazing superhero to stop all of that, huh?"