Aha... that sort of thing is a little too complicated for me to wrap my mind around, I think.

[ He says this with no real amount of self-deprecation, because it's just a fact: he's not really the brains of any operation, he won't pretend to be. ]

But if that's true, I guess... even if I am just a copy, it's fine. As long as I'm back in my world somewhere, and doing what I should be doing.

[ It's a strange thought, but he's never been particularly too good at valuing himself over the things that make him useful to someone else. ]