She stared at him, blue eyes opened wide. "Oh, no," she groaned. "You believe all this?" She began to pace, one hand over her mouth. "I mean, I'll admit, this does seem uncannily like it, but.... But it was only a story!" She spun around and faced him, looking lost and a little scared. Like a child. She desperately wanted to believe it, but what if it was just another dream, or a cruel joke? She couldn't let herself believe it; she wanted to hold on to reality.