[ She hums thoughtfully in turn. The memory of that last day is so much clearer than the days before, and she was more real for it. It's harder to recall the time before that. ]

No, that sounds right. I may have reached that point already. I'm glad I didn't harm either of you before I knew who you were.

[ She very well might have, if Loop hadn't been so eager to play along with her 'games'. ]