"I can't be too sure 'a Mars without me there. Who knows what's gone on since I'm gone." They'd be fine, but Sparks certainly doesn't think that way. Something occurs to him and he makes a face, though.

"Here's the thing, though. Y'know Barkeep? He's from Mars. I know him. He's supposed to be here from a few months ahead 'a me. But he said I was still there. He said I was--" Dating a totally awesome Troubleshooter. But that detail, while incredible to him, isn't important now. "He said I was still there. He thinks it's some sorta alternative universe nonsense. Like parallel dimensions, I guess. I dunno. He knows all about that sorta stuff, what with the Force Galactic powers he has 'n all. Well, had."

He shrugs. The multiverse is a weird place.