"End of the world? ... Apocalypse?" Is he serious?

"But that kinda stuff's what folks tell to scare their kids straight. 'bout Lucifer an' all. He's really ... real back on Earth-that-Was. Your Earth-that-Was?"

She'd never protest him settling close by her, especially right now when she's trying to process what he said. It's a comfort to physically feel the presence of another before she gets too deep in her thoughts wondering just what else from the stories and puppet theater could be real.

"'m hopin' ya can too."