“That’s right, they’re the ones.” She presses the tips of her fingers together and smiles. “The one with the silver helmet saw me not too long after that time I went into the basement, you know… We did another performance together, even though there was all that programming. It felt amazing, like being myself again instead of muffled and scared. Of course, it only lasted for a moment…. When they left, things went back. But I didn’t forget.”

Luce grins. “It made things easier, after. No wonder they erased our memories, huh? Once you remember feeling something, then that’s it.”