[ Hell, he feels that exact same kinship. It's tiny — neither of them has been to the other's hometown, and judging by her use of the word astronaut, he might be a couple of centuries ahead of her — but you take what you can get.

Especially here.

He nods at her greeting, settled in and perfectly at ease. He's not the type to get excited; doesn't mind at all when others do, though. ]

Yeah, whole thing here is kinda weird, huh? I mean, I knew there was a lot out there, but I didn't know it'd be this much. [ A small frown as he recalls that first dream he'd had before waking up in a crystal, like he was among everything. And then it's gone, replaced by that small smile again almost immediately. ] Never really saw a whole lot of Earth. I know I met someone else from Japan after he got out of the cavern, but that might've been about it. I might be even more in the dark than you.

[ It's said with no inflection, no self-deprecation — just facts. He's yet to meet anyone from his neck of the woods around here. ... Or space. He hasn't met anyone from space, either. ]

All this stuff with magic and spiritual shit — now that's completely new to me. Got no idea what to do with any of that. Guess we're finding out soon, though.

[ Finally. Hopefully. ]