Ironically enough, the Soldier has a whole (broken) chest full of odds and ends they've collected that remind them of good things, including a small candy-wrapper origami crane made by Eleven, their old destroyed tactical vest, and a shoe from Crowley that had once had candy in it. So they actually completely understand that. "This is a better time," they say after a moment. And it is, better than most of what they remember, at least on par with the happy memory about Steve and the fire escape.

On that note, though, they pause, and add, "But. Don't think I would mind seeing what Brooklyn actually looks like. Or looked like, before the war. Probably looks very different, now."