He listens to the explanation while finishing off his drink, setting the glass on the bench beside him. Probably shouldn't have another, all things considered.

"Neither idea is perfect, but the parallel worlds one, the multiverse theory. That might explain the girl who didn't remember being here the first time. If there are different iterations of worlds, then there are different iterations of people. You could've met two different ones. Doppelgangers or something."

He honestly isn't sure which theory he likes better. They both mean he's stuck here.

"That one also explains why the rules are different. Other planets have different gravity and such, but I wouldn't think life and death operate differently on each one."