Raine fell into step with him easily, choosing to walk beside him instead of trailing. Harder to anticipate direction this way, but easier to observe. "I wonder a little about the logic of separating metal and wood out from earth," she said, almost idly, in response to his mention of the sector's name. "It's certainly not what I would have expected."

She'd developed some familiarity with the way the Earth Sector was built, at the very least. Parts of it reminded her vaguely of Asgard, the city infamous for its winds-- a piece of irony that had made her chuckle more than once. She hadn't ventured much beyond that, however, save on her initial arrival, and her fingers were practically itching for something to take notes with.

"Where to start," she mused aloud. "Well, for a beginning, what do you call your world? And how do your artes function? Are humans the only sapient species?" The most important basics.