"Oh!" Bee brightens visibly. "That's wonderful! I mean that there's still... you know, community out there. A network for the in-betweens. I'm glad to know that." It's so immediately comforting to know she has another option if things don't work out with the Rebels.

"What was your home universe like?" she asks. "A lot like this one? Mine is almost identical, I think. Apart from the Rift. Did you know there's aliens here? Do you come from one with aliens?"