Her explanation was only confusing him, right up until the last line. Oh. He'd had a strange experience as a result of the timeline changes that came out of that disturbance, so he could understand a little of what it must have been like to wake up with a strange new situation. At least she knew which version of her experience was the 'real' one — Alfred himself wasn't quite sure, still. Having tattoos suddenly appear was a bit different than a relationship changing in some slight but significant ways, however — much more tangible.

He supposed it was something of a relief that she hadn't rushed out and gotten tattoos right after their last meeting, but a part of him was a little disappointed, too. He didn't know why. When he tried to think about it — about how the fact that she had tattoos now and had, in this new version of reality, always had them, for the duration of their relationship — he just ended up a bit confused. He wasn't a time expert, that was for sure. Rather than trying to think through how this might have changed their last interactions — and what it might mean that he had no concrete memories of a changed version having taken place — he pushed such thoughts aside and moved on.

"Where are they?" he asked. He wanted to say can I see them, but depending on her answer he might not want to pressure her into showing him.