"I don't know about paradise. We're pretty shitty to each other sometimes. Warring over pointless stuff, not treating folks right just because they're not as wealthy as the few who have stuff...."

Josh bites at his lower lip and trails off there. In some ways it's probably better not to shatter this lady's dream of what Earth should be. What it could be. The fact is, there's an awful lot people take for granted back home.

"But it's got the science and the schooling. And the nature. It's got all that stuff. Lots of folks are from lots of different Earths here. I'm sure you could go to one and stay if you really wanted to."