Half a sweep? That seemed like a mighty long time. Then again, four perigrees had gone by pretty damn quickly. At this rate she'll have been on Earth for half a sweep before she knew it.

"I'm surprised they didn't at least inform you of my presence, but I suppose they didn't set this meeting up sooner for my sake. I've been," a pause as she considered a more tactful word than the one that first sprung to mind, "disoriented. I've been trying to learn the language, catch up on all I've missed, and decide what I want to do."