[ For a moment he blinks in open astonishment; then it cools to worry. ]

Ah. So it seems the repercussions we knew in Deerington... may still be in effect. Though perhaps without the illness component. [ In a weak stab at levity: ] That, at least, may be some small relief.

[ But she knows as well as he does: the amnesia gets worse and worse every time. It does not fade quickly. And they have lost their usual means of intervention. ]