[He smiled a bit at the idea of Della being able to be there for him, though Louie's next words caught him a bit by surprise.]

You were?...

[Though by a shift in the tunnel's curve they'd arrived at their destination Gobo didn't go up quite yet, instead staring at him. Then he glanced off a bit, still mystified, if in a quiet, sad sorta way.]

Then.. [He shook his head faintly and glanced back.] Then you know how it feels. Only...

['Only you got your mom back' is what he ALMOST said, but he thought better of it. Fraggles never got too serious, right? Right...]

...having him there, I mean. And well- your brothers too. I bet that was nice, with them there too.

[...Nailed it.]