["A while". The double-implications of those words make him wince, and it's lucky Ignis can't see him. He does feel a little guilty for thinking that, though, and orders the best, most Ebony-like coffee on the menu to make up for it. It's a quick order for it to arrive, and while they wait Noctis gives him a brief summary of what's going on: where they are, roughly what the city is like, what the state of the world is as they know it and expectations on the flesh-bodied residents, though he says the last bit with some embarrassment in his tone. He almost offers a list of who else is here with them, but before he can even utter a name it occurs to him how many bombshells are in that, so he holds off, instead leading with,]

I know it's gonna be crazy to hear, but time works differently in this world- I've been here for over a year by now.