Very little phased him, and most of what did involved purple tentacles, the kid was lucky this was only a temporary stay and he wouldn't have to deal with those or the person they were attached to.

"Kind of like the Gate itself, then. Only with a sea of blood." Was he following all of this? "Well, from what I know you'll figure it out as soon as you go back so there's no sense dwelling on it, now."

Especially when he wasn't even in the Quarantine, nevermind back home. While they're talking he just continued working, adding some seasoning after flipping the burger as if all of this was a perfectly normal conversation.