Veronica had her own pet theory about that, something she'd formed early on in her stay and had been reworking ever since. Though her curiosity had always served her well, in this, however, she found it best to leave things where they lay for once. There wasn't much good that could come of what she perceived to be the truth, the inherent fictionality of her new compatriots. Besides, it worked to their advantage for just the reason Mathias had now given.

"Or were," she agreed, nodding. "Before this place made it impossible to be or to need to be. Makes us seem... handpicked."