[ They kind of don't, Scott. But to be fair, Derek's mind has been on 'them without him,' rather than 'him without them,' ever since the second ghost. It's rather easy for him to shift the way of the latter, not the former. ]

Considering past events, including fairly recent ones, it's not that misplaced as a misinterpretation.

[ And there, he falls into silence again. It'd be easy to assume, with the lengthy pause, that he's actually finished his response. Even with Scott's returned hearing.

After a good handful of minutes, though, he speaks again. ]

... thanks.