You never realize the work that goes into that kinda stuff until you've gotta do it yourself, do you?

[It was an eye-opening experience. Yet... he'd enjoyed it there. Sure sometimes things were a pain in the ass, but the simple work felt more meaningful than what he's done with himself so far.]

You know him? [Did he perk up a little?] Was... so he made it back home. That's good.

[It might also sound a little bit mournful. He misses the guy. A hell of a lot more than he finds easy to admit.]