You aren't the only one.

[If there is one thing Ash is good at, it's ignoring trauma with humour.]

It's worth a shot at least. One might cast a bigger net, the other might be able to reach out further.

[The sudden question does catch her off guard just a touch. There's a sort of rippling awkwardness that comes back.]

Oh- You want to know about my thingy thing.

Soooooo.... Back where I'm from I could gather up energy that I could use to fly, survive in space, shoot laser beams from my hand, stuff like that.

I've had it for awhile now. Only recently found out it was from a cosmic being.