I don't know how, but I know avoiding each other forever isn't going to fix it. And I know that's not what I want.

[ She stands, finally, leaving the package and her book on the chair. ]

You could leave again, at any time, and that's bad enough to think about. Even if we're both from Earth, I'll never know you and you'll never know me. We won't remember anything. So shouldn't we take advantage of the time we do have?