"Yes." Surprise in her voice again. "I've only caught glimpses of it, but it's like- like a memory you can't quite bring to mind and can't let go of either. I want to know what it's like up close. I don't know if I'm scared of it. I'm scared of letting something change me again, but it almost feels like fear doesn't matter. I'm not sure I could turn my back on it now anyway. You think that's normal, too?"

Insofar as anything about this subject is normal. But it's funny how fast your sense of mundanity can alter. Or atrophy, depending who you talk to.