[it's true, though. back home, her and her foremothers were the bluest of the blue-bloods on their planet, and deferred to in kind. maybe that was why Mother had gotten away with so much shit on the diplomatic corps, up to and including turning her own daughter into a weapon, taking advantage of her easy charm and friendly curiosity]

Yes. Mother would be very pleased.

[and she says it with an air of gravity. Winema Wazzo, her mother, had status climbed her way to President of the United Galaxies, doing everything she could to ruin her own daughter's life inthe process]

And I can't imagine yours! But, who knows? The other world I was at didn't seem like it was capable of spaceflight, even though it was. Perhaps this world will surprise us both? It would certainly come as a surprise to most of the populace.