Aya is drinking her water when she coughs.

Yeah, she knows of Barkeep, who came as third on her suggested matches.

Rather than focusing on that, she just pounds her chest and returns to the subject, giving Sparks a sidelong glance. "I don't know about alternate universe, but..." She shrugs. "Someone did tell me about how time works differently here than home. Maybe that's the case there."

At least, she hopes so... It's a nicer thought than worrying about her being gone from home for the last several months.