And in two-point-five seconds, all the respect and hope that had been built up in that silence just now completely crumbled, because she'd pretty much handed him a golden opportunity to just keep the mimic thing going, and he just threw it away.

So much potential. So disappoint.

But the answer made her grin a little, despite that.

"Yeah," she agreed, "you've been told mostly right. I'm sure there are some exceptions, but they're few and far between."