[Hermes chuckles, tsking softly. Well, this woman most certainly comes from a different culture than he does.] Seems backwards to me to lie to children so they don't hear about normal bad things. But what do I know? I don't have kids.

[He puts the book back on the shelf, moving to the back of the classroom where he sees a map of the world. He taps it, looking at Jen.] This familiar to you? I've met people from other planets.