A Trade
Even in a place like this, Equivalent Exchange still exists. He's sure of it.
Though this world is no longer foreign, having been his home for 82 years, he still hardly feels connected to it. He wakes up here. lives his life here, exists here…but his mind wanders elsewhere. With each event he bears witness to, his thoughts immediately filter back to Equivalency, eliciting a grin. Even now, he's still convinced that it's real.
That same smile spreads when he considers the life he's lived. In exchange for confinement to an unfamiliar world, he's gained something special.
Incomparable wisdom.