It makes you wonder if we're really that much different, doesn't it?
[ She gives a thoughtful little hum, peering down at the book with a curious look on her face. ]
I'd never really thought about it that much before, but I always figured... if we were ever going to run into aliens then they'd be totally different to anything they'd seen before. But honestly, so far, it hasn't been that much stranger than meeting someone from a different country. It's strange, isn't it?
It's definitely reassuring. It makes me feel a bit less like... I don't know. An outsider?
[ even though, really, that's exactly what all of them are. None of them even belong on this planet, let alone in this world.
She glances back over at her shoulder, at the bustling crowds of people going about their business without a care in the world. It's still baffling to think how far from home she is. ]
Is that what it feels like for you, when you travel?
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[ She gives a thoughtful little hum, peering down at the book with a curious look on her face. ]
I'd never really thought about it that much before, but I always figured... if we were ever going to run into aliens then they'd be totally different to anything they'd seen before. But honestly, so far, it hasn't been that much stranger than meeting someone from a different country. It's strange, isn't it?
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[ even though, really, that's exactly what all of them are. None of them even belong on this planet, let alone in this world.
She glances back over at her shoulder, at the bustling crowds of people going about their business without a care in the world. It's still baffling to think how far from home she is. ]
Is that what it feels like for you, when you travel?