They don't want us to feel like refugees.

[ The thought strikes her, why there's familiarity in some of how people native to here are conducting themselves. ]

Even if that's part of who they are, it's like they're trying to say, "Think of this as a home."

[ She frowns, reassured by the weight of her toolbox in hand. She doesn't need a home here, and she doesn't like the -- manipulation. Ahh. She recognized that on some level as well. ]