She knows that she has, but she doesn't like to talk about what life had been like, both before and then during the war. She wishes she could say that after had been any better, but she had put herself straight back into the cauldron of strain and doubt thanks to the SSR's shifting attitudes towards women.

"At least you've got a cat, now," she points out helpfully. "It's a terrible adorable one, too," she adds, like that goes against the cat instead of for it.