[ There's a reason Rhys had suggested it when she seemed upset, and that's because tea...helps. ]

Then you're surely also from another planet from me, and very likely this place.

[ It might be immediately obvious to Rhys, with all the ways this place is different from Umayma, but he suspects they're all a little far from home. ]

I'm never heard of Seattle, I'm sure it's more interesting than you say.