"Thank you," she replies softly. It's difficult for her not to view disease as something to fight, but even science has its limits.

She doesn't know what Folkvangr is, either, but it sounds similar enough to the Elysian Fields that she doesn't bother to ask for clarification. The fact that his people are headed to Earth, however, that has her undivided attention.

"You're, um... you're not human?" Dammit, she wishes there was a politer way to ask that. "Or are you human but you aren't from Earth? It's the latter for me. What happened to your home? Do you know where Earth is?"