I do still think it's a pleasure, Rita. It's been a very long time since I was able to walk around as I please, to meet new faces, to feel things with my own hands.

[Sophia grips the skirt of her dress, marveling at being able to feel the fabric, the pleats.]

I'm not quite sure I see it as a competition just yet. In a way, perhaps. My thoughts on the matter might change — no, I'm sure they'll evolve over time. But my world is one where much of what I experienced was cruelty. And so I am perhaps biased. If someone else's world was chosen over mine — because it was kinder, more peaceful — I would understand.