"The — oh," Gwen says, eyes widening somewhat at that. Being here has helped acclimate her to strange things — some of which actually give what she saw back home a run for its money — but they're still strange. She still defaults to the assumption that everyone's from the same time she is, even if she can no longer assume they all come from the same world. Whether he was in Europe or Afghanistan, though, she thinks it comes out the same, at least on an individual level. It's terribly brave no matter what. "I wasn't even alive yet. Does the... the Strategic Science Reserve, does it still exist then?"