Rachel shook her head as if she was trying to pull herself out of some kind of mental funk. He was right. It did sound crazy. She wrinkled her eyebrows and gave him another look as if he might clarify what he’d just said and suddenly make sense.
“I really don’t mean to offend you, but that sounds like something out of science fiction.” She was a little worried that this was all a hoax, that maybe she looked gullible and that someone might think it was funny to tell her a crazy story. His expression seemed honest, though, and it didn’t seem like he was getting laughs from her situation.