She meets his eyes a moment, nodding. Hers are dry, a little distant. "When I finally got out, I was feral. It's good I didn't know how to use the bugs yet, because I attacked everyone in reach. They took me to a hospital, and I spent a few days too drugged to know my name. Then I had some time to figure it all out. I lucked out, and never outed myself.

"Emma and Sophia never got in trouble. Thirty people at least saw them do it, and no one was willing to speak up for me."