She stares off into the distance thoughtfully for a moment, then shrugs. "There probably isn't much to face. Maybe boredom. I was hoping that my father would let me go out on my own, now that he knows I won't suffer another cascade failure.

I am worried about my father in my time, though. I have been gone a very long time, and if time has continued in my absence, I do not think he will stop searching for me."