Uh, well, it's like--? There was this other world where you could do that sorta thing? There were fancy treasure chests, and somethin' like a paperweight could turn into a crystal orb, stuff like that. What you imagined became real, like make-believe.

I could do stuff there I couldn't do in the real world. Wonderland feels like it's in between.

_{[In between real and not real, somewhere in the middle ground. He thinks he owes her that much of the truth, since she's answering his question and all.]}

Whoa, that's awesome. And you don't change shape? My friend kinda looked like you in the Metaverse, but in reality he was just a cat. A house cat that walked on all fours, that is.

_{[That also talked, but... well. Let's just say cognitive shit is confusing.]}