It is. [And even worse worrying about them. He knows Alice's mental state is often a bit fragile, and him just vanishing one day. . .] We're still working on ways to get home, though.

Heh -- there's certain no lack of those around here. [He nods a little, then frowns as he thinks of the best way to explain.] Well -- there's a magic here that affects one's dreams. Everyone in Astralfield automatically goes to sleep at ten at night, and when you wake up -- well, your dreams have come to life. Everyone's have, in fact. And not all of them are friendly, I'm afraid. Nightmares appear as readily as happy dreams.

Also, the first time you go to sleep, the world assigns you a room in the local hotel, and that becomes where you live. You end up there every morning, regardless of where you went to sleep. [This is a bit of trivia he wishes someone would have told him first thing, because he nearly had a panic attack when it happened. He'll spare you that pain, Kurenai.]