Fred frowned slightly. That... wasn't quite right. Earth wasn't a colony... was it? No, of course it wasn't. Rogue seemed to be the opposite of most of her friends, in that he automatically assumed Earth was just one small part of the galaxy and not the height of civilization. But all she said in reply was, "Some of them are convinced of that 'fact'."

"Probably wise, no need to exhaust yourself. Hopefully the housing issue has resolved itself and we will be allowed to enter the houses, but if not I hope you have luck finding a place to sleep." She smiled slightly. "If nothing else, I am sure we will see each other's writing in the journals before too much longer."