Does it count as spoilers if it's a potential future world? Tim has been throwing caution to the wind in that regard, but it's too late to dial it back now.

"They did. Three of them, actually, to match how the book is often split into three, but you're going to have to wait about 15 years for the first one. I hope you're patient."

He's trying to walk a line between a normal reaction and avoiding making her feel even more out of place. But Tim has to comment on the year. "You're really from 1986?"