[He exhales, giving Karkat a smile.] I know you'll probably find little comfort in it, but at least for that!

The problem is that it's the initial disorientation all over again, but when I first arrived in the City, there was someone already there to fill in the gaps. Aside from our mysterious trailblazers here, it seems we're the first wave.

[He's talking like they've been imPorted all over again, mostly to cover his bases. He has no way of knowing they'll be going back, but...] Hopefully, it won't last long enough for us to greet the second, if there is one.