[Hesitance, a lot of people had that here. She was so used to her father's boastful pride at most any quest he went on-- then again, he did like to put a cloak over anything which wasn't pleasent. Nothing went "wrong" in his eyes, just 'awry'.

He didn' "need that leg"-- it wasn't bloody or traumatizing or the scariest thing she could remember.]

Well, perhaps I can hear that story another time. [She'll skip over the topic though. She'd rather not break loose any unwanted feelings.]

And I guess it isn't that unusual t'meet someone who isn't from Earth. Though, I can hardly imagine it. [A bit of a nervous laugh] Just like I guess I couldn't imagine a life in th'future.