It's not the New York she remembers, but over the past year and a half, Lily's come to accept a lot of things about the world -- all sorts of worlds -- that she didn't believe once. She's been friends with people who travel in space, so she imagines a New York filled with superheroes isn't all that hard to believe.

"I'm a dancer," she tells him. "Ballet." Being specific is important, she's learned, because the word dancer usually brings to mind another type.