What? [He leans in, excitement shining in his beady eyes.] The collected despair of eons at the end of the universe?!

[He realizes he's overreacting and takes a moment to collect himself, clearing his throat.] I mean, I bet you and your friends were cool too! Hee hee.

Must be a hard act to follow up, huh? One day, you overcome impossible odds with the help of people you love... the next, you're sitting alone on a beach. [He coughs a little. Projecting, who?] ... Or something.