[Oddly, she hadn't considered that before. Is she okay with being here--with the fact that Rieze Maxia and Elympios are supposedly in ruins? ...That her parents, and so many people she loved could be dead?

...When he puts it so plainly, it makes her uncomfortable, like she's being tricked into answering simply when she shouldn't. She can only be honest about it, though, despite looking sheepishly cheerful in her answer.]

As long as I'm helping in some way... you know?

Whether it's them, or the aliens, or others like me that lead me to answers... it gives me something to work towards. And that means I can keep moving forward.