Fiction. She's talking about fiction. HOO-okay. He lets out a big breath. Good. He was afraid she'd actually attempted it herself or something. (What would you know about THAT Crichton?)

"The amount of energy it would take to pull and keep us all in a time bubble like this? Uh uh. Doesn't add up. What would they be trying to get out of that? Besides, the way everyone here insists on playing dumb makes me think simulation. That would be easier to pull off."