"It's kind of a crappy time to wake up, you're either going to get thrown into the second half of battle against a zombie dragon, or the start of something worse." It's just an assumption, but with everything frozen down there, she can't see how that wouldn't happen. The mission to find the first refugee is meant to explain how Ysverai's resurrection was cloaked from the Natha to begin with.

Either the Natha will take care of the curse, like they said they would, they're going to have to fight the dragon and sort out this new, threatening force. Needless to say, she's not really looking forward to it.

"At least you seem... prepared for it." Trying to force his way out with a metal arm says he might have some combat experience. Unless everyone else in his version of Brooklyn has one of those, he's probably some kind of - "I know you said you're from Brooklyn, but when are you from?" She reaches for the bottle, eyes a little brighter with the thought that's just occurred to her. There are other versions of New York, she's already heard as much, but she's known a few New Yorkers here, too.