[The expression Shu directs at Donnie is mild, though perhaps he will find it more penetrating than she desires.]

Well. You know my opinion on the subject.

[No need to push it right now.]

I, too, wish to see my siblings dearly. Though we rarely meet even at home, I find that being in this unfamiliar world heightens my desire to be with family. [a faint pause] I suppose that is just fancy language to mean I am homesick.

Tell us about where you come from, Raphael. What are things like? ...Pizza is a common commodity?