At least one thing was consistent about her life: It just kept on getting more complicated.

Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.

Fuzzy Tally is no more.

The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly.

She turned to Frizz. "So you understand the problem? You can't let Tally know about Radical Honesty. There's no telling what she'll do if she finds out you could ruin her plans." Frizz's eyebrows rose. "So let me get this straight, Aya-chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?" "We need another plan," Hiro said.

Tally wondered if you could talk somebody out of their brain damage.

It doesn't take much convincing to make someone believe they're better than everyone else.