"Yeah, that's the one. I'm from a little backwater that most people haven't heard of to begin with, just picture a foggy wet growth on the side of a continent and that's home."

The explanation makes enough sense to him. Albeit most of his knowledge of space comes from Forbidden Planet and derivatives, but if there's no earth then there's no earth. He's stopped asking too many questions about people's situations if he can help it.

"You ever been there yourself? Or is it more like where your people are from?"