[Cecelia's already prepared to go on the defensive, realizing how extreme her example was, and that the implication that she'd ever be as despicable was absurd, but--

huh.

he's actually giving it thought rather than just...snapping back at her.

her ear twitches.]

...You think so? [it's not asked with any barbs in her tone, more a concerned bit of wondering.]

How many times can a person do that? In a lifespan? Humans have only...[frown. squint.] What is it, eighty? Ninety years? Lifespan-wise?