[A few moments pass as Diluc digests that information and considers its implications. Thoma's right; it does sound crazy. But not so crazy that it's impossible, especially given the dream-like logic of this world. There's no reason for Diluc not to take this statement at face value.]

I didn't realize that dreaming a return to our waking selves was possible. Although, in hindsight, perhaps I should have.

[One day he'll know this world well enough to predict its patterns, damn it.]

What happened when you went back to Inazuma?