[Through what? Through hypnosis? Well, no. She never wants to deal with that again. Or have anyone assist her with memories. It has to be done by her own means, no one else. The brain may be interesting, but the mind is delicate. She cringes at the thought.]

I would rather have them return to me by my own means. Other things will not work; that's how it should be done. That is how memories return, isn't it, through painful means? It always seems that way.

["I should be used to it!" She wants to say. Suddenly, Alice finds herself retreating.]

But not to worry, these things happen.