[If ever asked, Nick would definitely tell Rey the people here are what matter to him, as home is where you make it; however, he's sure she knows.]

That's the ideal. Things rarely go that way, but it doesn't hurt to dream.

[Not that machines like him can dream in the literal sense -- not without the gods' intervention -- but the point still stands.]

Guess I'll go give Shadow a call, or see if I can't catch him sometime soon. I oughtta sit down and have a talk with him as it is.