[it's odd to see a kid speak so calmly about this sort of thing, but it's clear this kid isn't like little human children he's known. not even like psychic kids, though closer to that.

well, at least he won't have to worry about spirits scaring the kid.]

I thought it might be a parallel world. [just a beat before he admits that. kind of refreshing to speak candidly of these things without people getting confused or skeptical.] I'm pretty sure it's not an illusion. Do you remember anything odd about the time right before you ended up here?