"I'm sure," he replies with a shrug. He can imagine other galactics have the same reaction to Beta Colony that he does. Overwhelming and far out of his comfort zone in many ways and a novelty in many ways.

The question about his family catches him by surprise. "Ah -- well. I have an older brother and both my parents, all of which are involved in the family business. Trade and shipping, nothing exciting," he glosses over somewhat smoothly. If there's one thing he doesn't want to talk about, it's how influential his family is on Komarr. "My aunt Rebecca does similar work to your mother for our politicians."

In a very loose way.