She has questions. Effy has every manner of questions, from the deep to the mundane, both serious and not, but to ask them all would be to reveal more of herself than she already has. She is hesitant to do so, even now, even after Ishiah has been so open with her. And while it's true that he's only scaled the tip of the iceberg, he's still given her more than she can ever return. Truth isn't in her nature, and even if it were, her own story pales in comparison to his.

Briefly, she considers lying to him. Making something up, something grand; becoming someone greater than herself, even if it's only pretend. But the sad truth is that Effy herself is the only one who cares, either way, and even if she lied to others, she'd know the truth herself.

"A lot of people think of this place as purgatory," she tells him, though she's certain he already knows. Effy can't remember dying, can't remember Cassie dying, and she has yet to see Tony's friend Chris around, who actually did die. She shrugged the theory off herself, when she first heard it, but it's worth mentioning now if only to have Ishiah either confirm or deny.