His eyes blow even wider, if that's possible. He stage whispers back at her, looking around and over his shoulder as if he's afraid of being overheard.

"I think so too! I know some people want to see a bigger conspiracy theory, but I think we're here because there's something we need to learn about ourselves, just like what this place says on the tin. I think if we really put in the effort, and work on ourselves, we can discover what we need to. I think the more people who do that, the closer we'll get to going home- it needs to be a group effort, too. If only one or two people work on themselves, it won't be enough to convince the Ancient to send any of us home. Maybe- maybe they need us to collectively work on ourselves because they need that kind of energy?"

He's spitballing, throwing out ideas that he might normally have kept to himself, never to see the light of day. But Chloe is another detective, and he wants to discuss ideas with her.