[Tinya, despite her good cheer, felt alone much of the time. She's still establishing herself here, trying to make new friends, and avoid the ones she'd known from the other world. she fears she'd be a burden on them. she hates being a burden]

There's no way to bring others with you, to try and soften the blow of the next dream? [she bites her lower lip, uncertain of how she could help, but wanting to try. because there's no reason to be sorry, not in her opinion]

A beach? The one we all wash up on? And, from what I've heard...there's no way to really know if another path would have made things different. And going back in time to try and change it could have disastrous repercussions.

[she learned that much from Lyle and Brainy when she asked why they couldn't just go back and warn her to never let her guard down. that there were still ripple effects from when she'd died, that it couldn't be done]

Harder than staying?

[the carvings on the floor look like they were done with a dull knife, whomever it was that carved the writing had to go back and make letters clearer. and she steps aside to let him see]

They're like word problems from an algebra exam.

[math hadn't been high on the list of her educational priorates back home, but she's doing her best to try and figure things out]