"I'm not sure what Earth even is, besides a planet," she said, ordering something light since she had little in the way of appetite. "I don't recognize the name at all. It's definitely not on my start charts. My planet was among those decimated in the Weeping, so we have had climate issues for thousands of years. It necessitated the massive city build project that has turned the world into what it is. All of the large land and sea animals perished and burned along with a few billion inhabitants. My family line barely escaped on the last liner out. The planet has only been habitable via the use of weather machines since that time and it has taken us a great deal of time to recover."

Her eyes, circled in silver seemed to gather the ambient light and reflect it back, and, as she looked up the effect was similar to a glow. She shook her head lightly.

"We are a race with a significantly higher ratio of talented folk in healing, telepathy, telekinesis, and those gifted in mechanics. There is a subset of those who encourage the growth of flora. Nothing seems to take in the wastes though. I suppose it's tainted ground."