Thanks--and nice to meetcha. [ he smiles, a little grimly. ] I've had some weird shucking stuff happen to me, but showin' up naked as the day I was born with a tube down my throat's a new one. I'm still getting used to everything proper--it's a lot different than home.

[ but also not because the hallways are like a damned maze and newt feels just as trapped here as he did in the maze. two steps forward, one step back, and then a bloody leap even further than that. ] Can I ask you--if you're neighbors, Tommy's alright, yeah? He's been alright since he got here? [ and how long has he been here and newt just worries about his new leader/favorite greenie. a lot. ]