"I just want to know more about them, without being a creep, you know? Like...in a way it's getting to know me. And I want to make sure we can keep in touch after all this, because..."

It's hard to explain. He doesn't really believe in blood ties when he consider Barbara and Ian better parents than the ones he had, but at the same time knowing Rose and Hal are out there makes him feel less like an isolated lone creature in a world that wants nothing to do with him.

"Is there anything you want to say to them? I mean, even though you're here as the moral support, just in case."