"That's so strange..." And doesn't fit into any of her previous theories about why the Nexus changed so drastically in the three months she was away. But it sounds like the people haven't changed, only some of the details around them. That's a little easier to manage.

She'd much rather dwell on the subject of pizza. "Thanks," she says to Amelia with a warm smile. "I'd like to take Caspar here, if that's all right. And the garden, too? I want to show him everywhere that I've been in the Nexus. He appreciates quiet spaces, too."