[ That's not what she expected at all. It's her turn to look a little surprised. ]

A space station? [ Who'd have thought? ] We definitely don't have anything like that where I come from. Never imagined something like that existing, actually.

[ Then again, she's run into a lot of that lately, hasn't she? She leans forward a little bit, her hands going to grip the edge of the bench. There's a thoughtful tone to her question: ]

Was it better than being here?