Tamika opened her mouth to tell Tom she was going, then closed it. He was busy. Like always... She sighed and walked out of the door to go back to her quarters. Someday. Someday this would all just... stop. And everything would be quiet. She liked adventure and intrigue, but after 3,000 years, she just... She was getting tired. No, that was wrong. She was totally willing to help. In fact, she wanted to do something, to understand all these things with the Narrators, but they were moving from plot point to plot point at a dizzying speed. Besides, she had just watched AJ die. So that she could live. She closed her eyes and felt a few tears trickle down her cheeks, but she wiped them away quickly. AJ would want her to be happy. She loved Tom, yes, but everything was so complicated. She needed to take a step back and slow down. Unfortunately that seemed impossible right now.
Tami opened the door to her room and was shocked to find the girl from earlier. The one who had been burned. She was crying. "Hey," she said. "Are you okay?"