Coop ducked his head, smiling wryly to himself. "Yeah, well. It's different here, where most of the town can do weirder shit than me. But I went through it before with Sylvie, you know?"

He realized the circumstances were different, she'd explained to him the truth about why she'd left, but Coop still carried the memory of that with him. How it felt, how it changed him, he couldn't leave that behind. What was normal here was normal nowhere else and not everyone without powers was like Raleigh.

"Anyway, the truth has its place and right now, its place isn't in California." He shrugged a shoulder then, shaking his thought away with a lighthearted laugh. "Not that it's been a problem, life is really... simple out there."

He sits a little straighter when she talks about Oscar, his eyes brightening. Yes, life was simple out on the west coast but he had to admit, sometimes he did miss the excitement--even if excitement came in the form of a magical anti-aging dog.

"Ah, yes, of course, of course. You know, I do happen to know a guy. Really handsome, really smart, and to answer your other question, I plan to stay for at least a week so I'm totally available."