[Frankly, it's not the first time their curious little hearts and the wonders they work have crossed her mind. It's just the logistics that don't track. Her body doesn't go between her lives. It's the essence of herself that travels. Too intangible to be tested, at least in the way they're used to.]

I'm not sure. I've never gone this far out of my story before? It might stick just because it's so unusual in the first place. [She plucks at the folds of her dress.] Sometimes the memories overlap when you remember your old lives along with the new. I only started remembering fairly recently, so it's not so bad for me yet. It might get worse, or maybe I'll be wiped clean again? I don't know.

I do think it would be nice, to carry these memories with me. I've learned a lot. And I've met such wonderful people. Yourself included, of course.