Dustin's overly intense gaze flickers back to Omega and stays there, but this time there isn't anything critical about his interest. He's confused. As an only child (as far as he's aware) and a self-made social pariah, the feelings Omega is describing are completely alien to him. What does it mean to want to be included in a group of people so badly that you'd risk life and limb for the chance to stay with them? Dustin can't fathom it, and maybe he never will.

Not that he finds everything she's talking about completely foreign. "You're lucky--" That you had people who were so loyal to you, is what Dustin thinks. Nothing comes out of his mouth for a couple of seconds before he abruptly looks away, flushes, and says instead, "--That you had worked lined up when you left. An alibi and steady income are important when you're on the run."