"I hope you're right about that..." Rich mumbles softly. He knows their universes are different, though. What may be strange in César's universe might just be what Rich has to expect in his own, but he realizes he's being a bit too cynical.

He squints a bit at César before a tiny snort sneaks past his stern expression. "It's kind of... morbidly funny, I guess, talking so much about breathing when I fucked my lungs up not too long ago. I guess this is just going to have to be metaphorical breathing."