[Marianne is glad that he seems amenable to chatting, as it will make the walk to the dining hall much less awkward. In her experience, people don't like prolonged silences.]

The technology is much different. I've never seen a lot of what's here before.

[Her world can kindly be called "medieval."]

But the military aspect is unfortunately familiar. Until recently, all of Fódlan was at war. I was looking forward to peacetime, but... [She shrugs a bit sadly.] Here I am.