"Another time we'll talk about why I became a hypocrite," he says, being honest about it because if they're actually going to truly get involved in all of this, then eventually all of this has to be talked about. What's the point if they don't share?

But this is about Michael, about this place, not about Kyle getting hard at the thought of kissing his best friend during a game of spin the bottle, and fearing being beaten like Alex was so often.

"It's not stupid, Michael. Not at all," he says softly, sincere though, being honest about how that sounds and how he feels about it. "It makes sense you would come back to this place, and you don't know there isn't someone out there," he points out. "You were once upon a time. There could be others."

He cants his head back, looking up at the sky. "I mean, let's be honest, Michael. You're the literally proof about why there could have been others out there and could be coming for you."

They have no idea how long it took Michael and his people to get to Earth, after all, and how long it might take others to get there.