[...yeah, if they were in the same place this probably would be the point in which he'd punch Al, "kid" or not. Hard to call for sure given that they're in two separate places thus the temptation is somewhere else.]

You're missing the point. [Guess who's very clearly ignoring that line about, "I'm sorry that happened to you."] We're dealing with omnipresent bastards who teleported a bunch of guys into the middle of nowhere for whatever reason from different worlds; they have to have something for you.