[She isn't supposed to be here. This is not her lane. Kamala hasn't been neglecting her duties either. She can't help pulling on this thread. It feels too much like Najima and Dar-Benn. Someone's good intentions coupled with great cruelty and indifference lead to a terrible outcome for everyone in their path. They are all living with the consequences of someone else's pain.

She investigates when she has a spare moment or is on the way to something else. Five being here is just more incentive to stick around. They are both weakened right now. She wants to have his back.

At the question, Kamala meets his eyes with a deep sadness someone her age should not know. She knows this story. The ending isn't going to be pretty. It never is.] Ever since we got here? Yes. I think this is all about Cosette.

[She crosses her arms over her chest and looks ahead. Her voice never raises above a whisper.] This is what it's like back home, Five. People want something so badly and it isn't even a bad thing to want. They make everyone else live with the consequences that come with getting it. I can't be with my family because he wants to rip his daughter out of Heaven.

[She isn't angry. She gets it. They all wanted their loved ones back after the Blip. It is sad.] I wish I knew what she wanted.

[That's what haunted her since they got the letter. It feels like a significant thing. She hasn't heard anyone else ask the question yet.]