Bryn blinks at him over her stew before she laughs. "I really need to remember where we are. But I meant back on my homeworld, and, uh, unfortunately our reptilians can only do the hissing and biting kind of argument. Luckily everyone came out fine. More-or-less. Definitely gave the tourists something to talk about."
Her shoulders tense a little when he asks about her family. Not a whole lot, and her expression doesn't darken or anything, so hopefully the subject isn't actually painful. She just pauses in taking a mouthful of stew, drawing the spoon out a little slower while she decides what to say.
"Sure," she replies once she's swallowed, "I mean, we have loads of relatives back on Earth. Cousins, grandparents - great-great-great... great-grandparents," she adds wryly. "But I haven't met most of them properly since I was a kid. My parents came out to the colony before I was born, so it's really just been the three of us as far as close family goes."
She has another spoonful before she adds, a little more quietly, "I have to admit I'll miss them out there, but I'll be back eventually. It's not like I can't call, either."
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Her shoulders tense a little when he asks about her family. Not a whole lot, and her expression doesn't darken or anything, so hopefully the subject isn't actually painful. She just pauses in taking a mouthful of stew, drawing the spoon out a little slower while she decides what to say.
"Sure," she replies once she's swallowed, "I mean, we have loads of relatives back on Earth. Cousins, grandparents - great-great-great... great-grandparents," she adds wryly. "But I haven't met most of them properly since I was a kid. My parents came out to the colony before I was born, so it's really just been the three of us as far as close family goes."
She has another spoonful before she adds, a little more quietly, "I have to admit I'll miss them out there, but I'll be back eventually. It's not like I can't call, either."