[ Tom tried to relax, but with how things were on Earth, it was proving to be difficult for him to do that. He didn't reach for a revolver that had been holstered at his hip; he would rather solve this diplomatically if he could.

Still, he was puzzled by the young girl, and he canted his head to the side. ] Spaceship, how did you end up with a spaceship? As for Mars, the only expeditions that we have made there have been with drones. We've set foot on our own satellites, but that was decades ago. So, you can excuse me for being a little lost.