You're here, aren't you?

I don't get it--like, I REALLY don't get it. How we're all here, all mixed up, different worlds and times and all that. You said "timelines" don't work like that, can't be changed, but pretty sure dimensional space hopping doesn't work like this either. Look at Ford, he's an old dude--pretty sure he would have mentioned this murderghost house if he had seen it before, yeah? But here we are. There's no way all that can be laid out for you, with no happy end in sight, while you KNOW about it. Heck, even if it all does come true, you more than anyone else are gonna deal with it the best way you can.

[He puts both hands on Fidds' shoulders, staring right at him. Even if he can't believe in himself, gosh dangit Mike will do it for him.] Just one step at a time, okay man? You're already on your way there. I wish I could tell you a how and why better than that, but I can't. Still, you're a smart guy. You're gonna figure it out way before I do.