"Oh, you're one of the outsiders?" It doesn't come with any disdain, just curiosity. Sonia hasn't stopped grinning.

"Sort of. I mean, I am Barrayaran, but I mostly grew up on Beta Colony. Before the war. That's a planet several wormhole jumps away from here. Kind of a long trip." She laughs a little, or tries to, anyway. "Well, I was thirteen when the Cetagandans hit. I'm not really going anywhere until after the war is over, but...it'd be nice to go back."