"If it was that easy to get back, you would never have met me," she replied, dry but also kind of matter-of-fact. It was a whole thing, not being able to get back where she'd come from. "But, it's probably 2019? I haven't actually ever been much past the causeway."

She said it easily enough, considering the mainland actually kind of freaked her out. Shh.

"Why, is it not 2019 for you over there?"