Jack spoke of scale that Kidd couldn't fathom. The words made sense to her, and she was sure he knew what he meant, but she simply couldn't picture it all. "Yes, I think I saw some of Miss Zelda's notes mentioning another research location had exploded. That was the first sighting of crystalized people, was it not?"

She sat back as the waitress brought them their order. Kidd took a swig from her bottle of ale as she sorted her thoughts. "To be honest, I think I only manage because this is all too fantastic to be believed. I suppose it helps that I was...dying when I was brought here. For all I know none of this is real."