Kay could remember having been ordinary enough quite clearly- and still lived his life under the guise of being ordinary enough. He was nothing like as exceptional as a chrononaut, though, and the leap from one state to the other must have been jarring.

"I'd have felt very lost if that happened to me.... Well... I actually probably would have adapted pretty quick. I think I felt pretty lost back before I became an Agent. Knowing how big the universe was, it made it worth not being a part of the world anymore."

Which was about as forthcoming as he allowed himself to be about feelings, considering he was talking to another member of some secret society. One that also shaped the universe. Maybe someone else who would sort of get it.