“It’s important to talk about.” Amending, in case she’d sounded closed off, in some fashion. Herian sighs softly, and tilts her head back to look at the slowly emerging stars.

“I... this is not the most lighthearted topic of conversation either, but if ever there are matters from home you want to talk about, whether because you miss them or any reason at all, I am always more than happy to listen.” She looks back to Cosima. “For topics I wish to discuss this very moment— does your science know more of stars than we do?”