Despite not having a memory of her own for experience, she feels confident answering his particular question before offering a touch more, “No, the memories comes from a stranger. It sounds like from someplace else too. Maybe not on Earth.”

Realizing these may be very important answers for Thom, she decides to at least extend other options as to whom he can ask, “There are more people with Numbers in our family too, and they might know. Or you can look at the Network and listen to other conversations. The same place we spoke before I came over? I’ve done that lots of times.”