[She flashes him a quick smile, appreciative of the sentiment. It's not easy being on her own, it's true, but she's luckier than someone else from home might have been. Her time in the skyguard taught her how to work as part of a team, how to lead and when to know how to follow. Being tapped to become one of the Council's agents taught her how to work alone and how to survive even when the odds were against her.]

It can be, but for the time being it's not difficult to adapt. Ask me again if we're still here a year from now and the answer may be different, of course.

[She jerks her chin toward him gently.]

You here on your own too? Lots of people from your world but from what way I've heard it explained, it doesn't mean everyone shows up with friends or family, or even from the same version, right?

[Maybe he's by himself, even with so many Earth-natives present.]