“I’m certain it’s magic. Otherwise I wouldn’t have mine,” she tries to reassure her brother after Gizmo explains why it is so hard to not speak. When the dog walks over, she immediately drops down into kneeling and lifts her hands in invitation for pets, “Yes, I love to play! The cats do too sometimes, but they’re very particular. Dizzy loves chasing the little red dot.” Especially in circles, hence the name.

Although Mum and Grandpa will certainly insist that Gizmo learn to hold his tongue around anyone without a Number, it might be better to address that after Thom knows just how important that restraint might be. So, she figures she should start with the basics, “Thom... Did you feel funny this morning before he spoke? Maybe a little dizzy and empty, then you heard a heartbeat? That’s what we feel when something changes.”