I imagine she must have been more involved with the refugees during the first year we were here that none of us remember. The few times I've talked to her, she's always sounded like she already knows me pretty well.

[It's a little sad to think that the time looping again may have discouraged her from reaching out to everyone again. So he can't bring himself to blame her for her eccentricities.]

[He nods along to her explanation -- it's not the first time he's heard of a world being similar to this one, though it's odd that it seems to be common. Did the time loop from this one affect similar or parallel worlds first, perhaps?]

Then the fashion here must really feel outdated to you... but that's all the more reason it could be worth a try to make a wish? At the very least, it'd be interesting to see whether it could actually produce something accurate?