That's a long time to sit around miss someone. That's a long time, period. He's starting to wonder if this old man is even older than he looks --

And then he sees the ears. And stares for a moment. Sorry, Spock, his world only has humans and sentient robots.

"Why'd time pass differently for the both of you?" He slips out of his wool coat -- he can endure extreme temperatures, but he'd rather not sweat in his suit. "Was it because of the Nexus?"