"Thank you," Annie says, and if her smile back is also awkward (for Amy is in very, very good company here), it's still genuine.

"Um. But it's just a future, I think. For most folk. Might not happen. It's kinda weird, though. I mean. We don't have spaceships, and from what I've heard people sayin', that's expected from you guys? Do, do you have stories like that?"