[ athena pokes at her earring as she responds. ]

No. Ryuko doesn't really talk much about where she's from. [ though athena already knows about the crazy aliens and the crazy mom, not much else. ]

I don't really want to force anything out of her, too.

[ ... especially when athena herself doesn't like discussing much about her private life. ]

I'm glad to meet you, though! Any friend of Ryuko's is a friend of mine.