"Stuck in your own head, yes, I know the feeling," she began, but when he went on she couldn't help a grimace.

". . . ah." Tahiri dropped her own gaze to her hands. "That could be a really loaded topic." Even sticking to her own timeline, and not factoring possible futures into it. She could have been cagey about it -- she certainly had the mentality now -- but on this subject that seemed like about the worst idea ever.

"What exactly did you want to know?"