[ Jim isn't exactly a fan, himself. It isn't that he minds her thinking she knows him, or knew him, a him---gah, nevermind. He's dealt with enough with one universe causing the next, and tipping dominoes that should never have fallen in the first place. Changing the course of their lives before they were born. ]

Nice to meet you, Fatima. I'm sorry you met this--- other me under those kinds of circumstances.

[ A rueful little chuckle. ] Trust me, it isn't the craziest thing I've ever heard.