As the silence goes on Lauren thinks at first that Susan really is mad at him, that he's being ignored, but then Susan nods. Lauren hesitates. Even though he offered to tell Susan what's happened, he's not sure where to start.

"When I woke up you weren't there. I asked Fluff to find you, and she couldn't. We went looking for you in the dream realm, but you weren't yourself. Some people got hurt, but... But everyone's fine. We couldn't even defeat you. We only managed to free you when a spell backfired..."