[He gives a little nod at that. From the outside, hearing right off the bat about two separate populations, 're-colonize' is the first word that came to mind. But for people thinking they're landing on an empty Earth, 'repopulate' makes sense.

He notices the shifting and figures that the whole situation was incredibly complicated. It's tempting to ask for more details, but it's not like she's under any obligation to tell him, especially if she's getting uncomfortable, so he should probably just leave it alone for now.]

I can imagine. They must not have known you existed, either.

[He sips his coffee, thinking.]

If you were living out some kind of sci-fi bullshit you must've had some interesting technology on The Ark.