"No pinching," she laughed. "I'm ... scared this is temporary, like, sure it seems like everything's gonna be okay, and in a month, it's all gonna go back to how it was. But people can't really want that, can they?"

Too tired to think about philosophical matters.

"If you don't want me packing a huge bag and coming to hang out for a bit once this is over, then now's the time to tell me."