[ If she had the place of mind to form it, she could say this was close to her same argument about testing and honing the memory erasing: that it was irresponsible to have to have something which could activate with touch without knowing it. Putting it into that context, Albert's actions are totally rational, or at least as rational as hers were then.

... But that's not the mood here. The mood's a lot more somber, a lot more...

It's just a lot, really. ]

... I don't want you to feel that way, Albert.

[ But at the same time, to say he shouldn't just flies in the face of his - frankly not invalid - feelings. She runs a hand on her arm and she nods. No, the transformation won't kill her unless she happens to be outside at the time. ]

When I reached for your hands, I didn't see it that way, you know. Touching a corpse.