Most people's lives, most of the times, were delusions. It usually wasn't until the end of it that anyone saw things truthfully. That's why Tulsa skipped the middle of people's lives. There was no point seeing the meaningless middle. It was all noise. 

mind

loops. Fixations on anxieties. What a person might consider 

superficial

.

How they needed to make more money. How they needed to be more attractive. How they needed more friends. All the stuff people convinced themselves were important, that in the end weren't.

This was why Keith surprised her. He wasn't like that. He wasn't that old. Not young. But definitely not someone near death. And yet he had seen the 

truth

already.

This is what made her wonder... whether Keith had the same powers as her. But after she looked into his eyes more she realized that he didn't. The feeling Tulsa got that first time from staring into Keith's eyes had nothing to do with the fact that he had the same powers. But that he had seen truth so early. What was he doing in this random town. Drinking coffee at that cafe everyday?