(He doesn't get pushed off and that's a relief because he feels so much better here. Penny's comfortable and also very physically real and it's soothing to Quentin's permanent anxiety. He smiles faintly at that, he has died ... so maany times at this point. Penny's not wrong.)

They're not going to send me. I offered but I dunno, I'm still that guy who fucked up with the simulation.

(Like, forever he will be that guy. Quentin and Cassius spoke for the first time since it happened and got along okay, and he even helped Max out thanks to Cassius. But even Quentin will still see himself as the fuck up until he manages to do something right, for once.)

Though they should send at least one nerd. We know allllll the questions.

(Jason managed to communicate a whole lot of questions, and he's sure whoever does connect with Henries can do the same, but it's different from having someone like him or Lance there. In his opinion. He can't deny that he's not the best under pressure, but being non-threatening and easy to talk to? He's actually good at that.)

'm gonna make a moon gate and then I'll just go up and do it myself.

(A beat later he starts humming Space Oddity. Like you do when thinking of space.)