Oh, I do apologise. [ there's a furrow to her brow — she didn't mean for it to be a difficult question, merely something with which to get to know him... and yet, it seems to not be so easy.

she listens to him attentively, though, a sheepish smile appearing when he speaks of space travel. ]

Then you are far better equipped to deal with life here, I believe, than what I can say... for my home has neither space travel nor stations. Not what those here call technology, either. I must confess, the first weeks were a fright, when a door would open in front of me on its own and I would shudder... [ she winces in memory. luckily, she is far more used to it all now. ] but not every mission is like what we have here. Our last one was much like the world I come from.