"We're more interested in how you can see her," Aidan said, eyes narrowing just a bit. You didn't live for 250 years by being overly trusting, especially when things were really weird.

"Aidan, shut up, she can see me!" Sally said, obviously much more pleased about the situation than he was. Aidan supposed when you could only talk to a very limited number of people, finding a new one could be thrilling.

"My name is Sally and, wow, totally awkward. I had no idea you could hear or see me."