It is. [She turns over a card. No luck at filling the foundation piles.] ...I... There was a time when I learned a lot like you are here. About myself, about the world. It...came to an end, and I ascended, but... I was then, I think, without realizing it, bound to another duty. Now, it's like...discovering all over again.

[She looks at Jasper.]

I hadn't expected to meet one such as you either. Can you tell me about it? ...Being a Gem, and the differences here.