Tubby and Daphne were transferred to the home at the same time. Tubby spent the ride asking Daphne how to search for applications on her phone. They found Kanma, eventually, working together. Tubby had not looked forward to the ride, but she found herself admiring Daphne's guesses and confabulations. The girl was becoming skilled at inferring what she could not remember, at covering her handicap. Tubby allowed herself to be charmed, for a while.

Everyone had agreed that Tubby and Daphne should be roommates. Tubby reacted with polite pleasure at the suggestion; Daphne was ecstatic, and newly so every time she was reminded. After they were settled, Tubby set out a math book with a problem set and several notes around the room that said "Do the problem set." Then she went to the computer lab.

She typed "Kanma" into the browser, meaning to look at the web page that Mr. Chen and Mrs. Xin had set up for the application, but a related news item caught her eye. Hypnologis Didactics suspends services; sources hint at federal inquest. When she tried to check the dreamgame network, it was no longer available.