"Oh. Suppose that might explain why it hasn't happened yet." She agreed, already dealing, "Happened fairly quickly last time, and it's been ..." She shook her head, "It's definitely been longer, this time. But if things got broken in the process, who even knows if I'll ever go back."

On the one hand, existing without Cassie there still hurt and not existing was preferable to that, but on the other, it was entirely possible that there was someone here who needed her the same way and she just hadn't determined who yet.