"More or less. Or... something there changed us all. In a few different ways."

He doesn't know how else to bring up the fact that the changes weren't just physical. After some thought, he shifts incrementally away from Newt. The cravings aren't a problem now, sure, but he can't imagine that that's something Newt will want to hear from someone who's right next to him.

"Uh... about two years, I'd say."

It's still strange to think that it really is a question of how long he was there now. Past tense.