Rose later used her needles to enhance a cherished childhood toy which she intended to send to John on his birthday. She was also contacted by GA, whose claims that she had talked with Rose in the future were met with doubt. On her thirteenth birthday, some months before the story's beginning, she received knitting needles and yarn from John, and some cryptic advice from Jade concerning her dead cat Jaspers and the possibility of resurrecting him.
At some point before the story she befriended John, Dave, and Jade via the internet.
