[Winston knows Peter well enough that he instantly feels a gaping hole form in the pit of his stomach hearing this much vulnerability coming out of him. It... comes as a real shock to find out he's been this worried in Winston's absence.]

[...and it's not just because of the difference in time between their perspectives. But he doesn't want to linger on that thought.]

Hey, it's not stupid. I mean, Fleischmann spent forty years in that cartoon world of his- and he didn't age a day. We know different dimensions have their own rules about how time works in them. ...I believe you about this.

...and you know me, I've learned to accept a lot more out-there stuff as true in the past. We've been through it together.

[...]

...I'm sorry. If I knew you were here- if I knew how long it's been for you here- I would've put everything off until we were caught back up again.