[That little detail brightened Bel's demeanor a few more notches.] Oh, that's right. Earth would have real coffee. Let's check there anyway.

[For their own side of things, Bel remains just as neutral. Would Miles keep themselves a secret from his own planet? It could explain a few things... Who knows how that insane mess they called a ruling class worked. They rather liked the errant nobility double life theory, as potentially unlikely as it was.]

How long have you been here? It seems wildly different from the Earth I'd dropped down on.