"That must make it easier for you, then, to be in the Nexus. This place is full of humans." She grins briefly before mulling over his description of the Shontine. "Are there other humanoid aliens where you're from? What did your original hosts look like?"

She blinks when he mentions bringing along ships. "Some people have done that. A ship, at least. But the portals on the ground, from what I've seen, aren't large enough to accommodate entire ships... do you have faster-than-light travel? How long does it take you to get anywhere?"

It is a relief to hear that his people get along so well. That sort of unity is of utmost importance when facing an enemy. But when he asks of her own government, her expression turns to worry. "It's, um... not quite as harmonious as that," she admits. "We have a president, a commander of the military, and the Quorum -- that's a legislative body of twelve representatives, one for each former colony."

Her gaze drops to her coffee. "For the most part, we get along, but we've had some rough patches... our former president was on trial for colluding with the Cylons when we were under Occupation, but he was recently acquitted. That's stirred up some bad feelings. People wanted someone to blame for what happened."