"I appreciate the offer." Which is an easier answer than actually unloading what happened. That was more difficult, and he was too much like someone she'd already hurt.

She takes a deep breath, trying to process that strangeness. The similarities and the differences all came together in something uncanny.

"I've heard about this sort of thing before. Somehow, didn't expect to actually see it. It's—it's something. Maybe we'll compare notes sometime."