[He accepts the hug easily, pressing a kiss to Ray's neck as he hugs him back, Annie now gently squished between them.]

Right. Yeah, exactly. And- y'know, some people've left this place and come back, so even if we did disappear and go back home- we could always come back again after visiting. It's not ideal, but...

[little do they know that even if they did return to their dimensions theres no way in hell we'd let them actually advance forward in time because then we get into coulier territory]