[ he knows it's a rhetorical question, but he shrugs. ]

My sister's twenty-four, so I can't say my comparison's that useful. But that probably makes more sense if you've been doing this sort of thing your entire life.

[ ...ah. ] Is that why you asked what my mental age was, too? I wasn't entirely sure how Relivers functioned once cloned. I don't know if that would make it easier or harder. [ being alive and reliving repeatedly but still being the "same." ]

Unfortunately I get the feeling we're about to have a lot of free time. So it's worth a thought if you really have nothing else to experiment with.