He misses Penny, and he thinks he misses the Mage, but overall Darrow is better than home to him. There's no Humdrum and possibly no terribly destiny to fulfill at all, and he and Baz have decided they like kissing more than fighting and that is aces, but part of him is still waiting for the other shoe to fall. Simon's never had it easy in his life, and he doesn't expect better from Darrow