"Most possible groups of girls might seem pretty equally plausible from my perspective. Probabilities are in the mind, after all, and I don't know your interpersonal interaction details as well as you do."
"But, yes, I can think of any reasons why Carissa-Ione-Pilar might be a favored group, aside from 'anthropics' even. And yes, even if you're not a dath ilani, it can make more sense to, like, actually ask what the real reason was, before you conclude that it was a dark government conspiracy. Though, obviously, if it's a conspiracy under consideration, you can't blindly trust the putative conspiracy's answer either."
"What was it actually, Carissa? I've got my own guess mentally noted down already."