"Aftershocks," he hazards, but it's definitely a guess. A big enough disturbance could have a ripple effect for a long time, and who knew how solid the barriers between worlds and times was to begin with? It would be something worth studying, for the scientific minded. The idea that sometimes it's a city full of life was a fascinating one. If everyone could be evacuated, could July, in a way, be saved? All those lost lives, given a new chance?

Part of him thought it was best to let the dead stay dead. The rest of him was more focused on things surviving. ".. I wish there were more old tech around. I'd love to see a network of sensors all around to monitor it. Maybe there'd be some answers, not just for what's going on here but for all of us." And then, maybe how to control it. Or at least keep it from causing harm and see if it can be turned to good things!

Good things, like parties. Time traveling through the multiverse to pick out the very best of gifts and party favors would be a good use of time, but he'll have to do it the old fashioned way instead. "The one announced over the radio? I'm sure you did fine! You had enough people around to help eat it, right?" The one from a century and a half ago was, to his memory, also just fine. But anything she made likely would qualify as far as he was concerned, the effort was more important than the end result.