[ Both of Alex's eyebrows tick up. This is, actually, a question he's never been asked before and has never had reason to consider on his own. He has to think for a moment before responding. ]

Pick up where I left off, I imagine. Finish school. Find something worth doing to spend my life doing. Uneventful, probably. Though, not as uneventful as what some people have to return to. [ Alex looks carefully off to one side. ] This place is the exact opposite. Eventful. Interesting. Don't you agree?