He considers that for a moment or two - and realizes that he's not sure he's ever felt that kind of instantaneous camaraderie in his life. No one's ever been in the same missing-sister camp. Even before that, though...he'd been friends with kids, but not because they had lives in common. They were nearby and liked baseball.

It doesn't feel the same as what she's describing.

"What is it like?" is the inevitable follow-up.