“Hi, Perry,” she said, softly.
“Lois?”
Alt-Lois with a kid?
Lois leaned back in her chair and took a deep breath. “Would you believe me if I said 'alien abduction'?”
“Honey,” Perry said, cautiously, “you've been gone for *three* years.
Oh my. So, with a 1:2 dilation, they had a year of courtship, nine months of her being pregnant, and then four years with Zal, which means she thinks she’s been gone for 5-6 years.
You better track down that muse of yours, Mary!

Michael