"Good," Topher said. "'Cause okay, I was thinking about it, and basically all your trauma was short-term. And like, if you look at it like a story? There's no way Tommy's not gonna show back up next time something happens. I mean, he has superspeed. That's the greatest narrative excuse for returning from a prolonged bus ride ever."

Topher needed to not use TV Tropes to help his friends cope with life problems.