She's watching Mireille's face carefully, giving her time to absorb it all before continuing.

"He told me 'bout what happened. What happened with your world, an' all the awful things y'must've been through. But he's been workin' all this time t'get you back. T'get your world back. An' — a lot's happened, but he's well. I've been keepin' an eye on him, an' he's well."

She smiles to see the relief on the mechanical woman's face. Just seeing her face does Kate's heart so much good. She'd been devastated at losing her.

"Oh! An' I have your bracelet. The one y'was wearin' when it all happened. I've got it tucked away someplace safe back in Milliways. Oh, but y'can't visit Milliways, can you?"

She'd almost forgotten. How is she going to get her back?

"Well, let's not worry 'bout that jus' yet. Are you all right? Aside from the obvious, I mean. Is everythin' okay?"