He squeezes her hand again in return and then releases it.

"See that's just it. It'd still be me, same memories, just a different body, different tastes, different attitudes..."

The same thing he has to explain to any companion. He huffs in a bit of derision.

"The Universe isn't so kind to me."

He looks around them.

"Except maybe here. I just don't know for sure what would happen to me or my universe back home if I stayed."