Shiro flashes him a quick, mysterious sideways grin, but doesn't comment on his paper writing abilities. Instead he lets his elbows come down onto his knees, hands falling between them.

"Yeah... I think I got lucky. Mine was really peaceful and awe-inspiring. Some people seem to be getting wrecked. And it's not like you can just ask them what happened, you know? That's kinda personal, unless they've managed to divorce themselves from it somehow. I really don't know what to think. I've always loved the idea of alternate universes, or parallel ones. The universe is way too vast and complex to think we know how it works already - that's why science is a continually evolving field. But... I dunno. If that really was real..."

He pauses, biting his lip and glancing sideways at a crack in the linoleum. "I guess I'm a little disappointed in myself that I didn't push myself hard enough to be there right now. I don't know if that makes any sense."