[Armin usually goes for "locals" or "neighbors" in his mind. He doesn't love having to categorize people, and he feeling as though he sees someone as less human than he is, but...he's been forced to do both for a long, long time now; he's used to it. The neighbors certainly seem...less real, somehow, than those from other worlds.
[And he still can't be sure whether Samantha (common name, as far as he can tell) is one of those "neighbors" or if she's a transplant like him...]
Really! That's pretty recent. [At this point, he tries to catch her gaze, lower his voice a fraction - not enough that someone who wasn't paying attention might notice, but maybe she is paying attention. He sounds just a little more serious.] Where did you come from?
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[And he still can't be sure whether Samantha (common name, as far as he can tell) is one of those "neighbors" or if she's a transplant like him...]
Really! That's pretty recent. [At this point, he tries to catch her gaze, lower his voice a fraction - not enough that someone who wasn't paying attention might notice, but maybe she is paying attention. He sounds just a little more serious.] Where did you come from?