Cosima's rather pale to begin with, between her natural coloring and her illness, but all the same it's quite the story to take in.

"Jesus," she says, faintly; even if you don't know who it is, the gist of the oath is clear from her tone. "I mean, I guess I've never been in a position to make anything like that kind of decision but... even so." A pause, then carefully, she adds, "It seems like we've arrived at a pretty unstable time, huh?" 'We' being Rifters, in this context.