So, in a way, it's almost as if we're trapped in time.

Our worlds will not go on without us, but our consciousness is here instead of where it should be in our native world and time. I take it that we know of nothing bad happening to the worlds in our absence, so there's no pressing need to go back [unless you're someone who actually gives a shit about their world], but still.

Four years.

[He's got his stern face on, but Komaeda's actually freaking out a little in his head.]