I'm not surprised that he's met Derek, of course. Everyone seems to know Derek. And Noah, of course, is just wonderful. It's nice to know he's also met some truly great people here and that, hopefully, they've helped him settle in a little bit.

But his question is a little bit trickier.

"Well, uhm. Honestly, I miss home a lot," I admit with half a shrug. "I can't say this place is awful, I guess. Not all the time. But I really miss my friends back home, and my family. My teammates. Having Jack here helps a little, but I feel guilty a lot. Like my missin' home so much inadvertently pulled him here." And it's a lot different, me being here compared to Jack. Sure I have stuff that I miss, but Jack has his entire career. All his hopes and dreams. And there's no replacing that.

"Anyhow, what about you?" I ask, still idly touching the fabric of the hoodie he's picked out. "Do you like it so far?"