It's possible. [ She shrugs. ] If she is real, I hope she's like you said. Private. I don't want her to get... captured or anything. My tentative theory was that there are a bunch of them, but they're small and don't interact with each other much. Who knows.

[ For every successful trip Ellever's had, she's had at least two that never went anywhere. But maybe she just didn't have enough time in one place. Maybe it would require a lifetime to find Nessie. ]

I doubt she likes me, though, if she's there. [ Ellever smiles wryly. ] We flooded her loch with sound waves to try and find her. [ Then, curiously, ] You were gonna ask me about her, huh? Is she your favorite cryptid?