I mean, I know I'm basically a dream come true but lucky for everyone here this is reality. [It's easier to mitigate the low-level horror of the situation with a joke; being displaced from house and home hasn't been something that he's particuarlly been amused about, but it wouldn't help to obsess over everything. Too much dour thought would certainly spiral into something dark, after all.] And Russia? Ha!

[He falls quiet for a moment though, the amusement and humor draining away. Should he take a diplomatic approach to this?]

I mean, the truth of it is that you're not in Kansas anymore, Toto. And you're stuck here with the rest of us. Basically think of it as a really screwed up vacation from your everyday life. [...apparently the answer is no.]