"Because --" X had to stop and think, because it was a very good point Meira had, and he didn't know if there was a rebuttal for it. "Because -- because a universe means one, and multiverse means many."

Did that make sense? He didn't know. He'd never had to explain to anyone what a universe was before.

He blew out his breath and settled back down. "But I like the idea of all life, too," he said with a smile. "It's like -- it's like building a universe, but with everything in it first."