"Space exploration? Okay, no, now that is cool. I guess where I come from isn't as technologically advanced as where you're from? Still, that rocks! I take it that wasn't boring, was it? It doesn't sound boring to me!" She grinned up at him. "And doing stuff with friends is always cool!"

Not that she had enough friends to really know...But hey, that could change!

"Yeah, I love music! I play guitar, and I can play a couple other instruments. Piano is easy. I've played the oboe too--I like it because the sound can be so eerie and haunting. I'd like to learn to compose someday, but I wonder if I'm up to it. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?"