Tadhg suspects that the wrong kind of attention exists here in more subtle forms, but the young woman looks competent and capable enough to already know that. Besides, why be a downer at a party?

"Originally or before coming here?" he asks, mirroring her head-tilt. "Originally would be a small village in Connemara, Ireland, and most recently would be Santa Barbara, California." He pauses a moment. "On a planet called Earth, on the off chance you're not from there. And you?"