[ max hasn't been here enough to catch on to that quite yet, still preoccupied with her own issues, but there do seem to be a lot of people here with something unusual about them. at ellie's question, she shrugs. ]

I just couldn't remember anything about who I was supposed to be there. There were people who knew me and had memories of me, but I didn't know them. I've seen some of them since, but most of them are new.

[ had they died before she'd gotten there, like she eventually had? she hasn't asked everyone, it's a big question for when you've just met someone. ]