They are.

[ her mouth twists in understanding — she, too, had her doubts at first, and she knows how hard it is to believe. ]

I've seen my brother in these pods. I've seen him wake up... and fall back asleep. [ she pauses, thinking of whether to add the crucial detail that she often leaves unsaid — but the information feels deserved, here. not unnecessary. ]

I mourned his death, back home, years before the Storm came.