"Oh... okay." She really wishes that Amelia had said yes. It would have been a way that Adia could help her, however small. Fidgeting a little with her scarf, she adds quietly, "Let me know if you change your mind."

She has her undivided attention, though. That's good. Amelia's question about microscopes trips her up for a moment. She's used to misconceptions about disease, but the multiverse is fond of throwing her a new one every time it comes up in conversation. "Um... some people get sick from those things. But some diseases are caused by germs -- bacteria or viruses that enter our body and make us ill. You need a microscope to see them."