... It could definitely be bad luck for us both. But in my case, this may have actually prolonged my existence.

[ He chews his lip for a moment, thoughtful. ]

I doubt I'm going to be as lucky as I was last time I was in this situation, unfortunately; last time all the doors in the School would open for me, wherever I went, but I have a feeling this time it's not going to be so simple. Even if that did happen, I'm not sure how we'd survive space.