"Because he was a bad scientist who thought all the mutants would be able to survive a nuclear holocaust and he wanted everyone who wasn't a mutant to die."

"Well. I'm glad your family was around to stop him."

"Yes."

"What's a nuclear holocaust?"

"It's when a lot of nukes go off and radioactive dust poisons everything and blots out the sun."

"I'm not sure our world has that, because the Enemy'd probably have tried it."

"Maybe he doesn't know how."

"Maybe. The Valar are smart in some ways and stupid in others. It's hard to guess what they'd know."

"Nukes are pretty high-tech."

"Then probably no. Good."

"They're bad," she nods sagely.

"D'you show up here often? You seemed pretty nonchalant about it."

"Nnnnooo but Bar told me what was going on."

"Well, that's good. I kind of want you to meet my Odette but I don't know if it'd work."

"Where is she?"

"Flying out for the day. She might be within range of me once I step out or she might have left already. I can go check."

"I wanna meet her."

"Yeah, I bet you do. Okay, I'll check." And he goes to the door and calls out to her. Odette?

Yes, what is it?

...so I guess we should have considered that there were probably more than two worlds out there. And I ran into a way to another one, and it has - her name's Edie, but she's you if you'd been born in a different world, and she wants to meet you.

...I will be right back.

She is right back.

So where are you, exactly?

He points her to the guest room.

Guest room!

...You didn't tell me she was little! she sends, before the little launches herself at her. She catches her easily, scooping her up and twirling her around in the air.

"Edie, meet Odette."

"You are me!"