[The shift in topic is good, and Chuuta relaxes a little.]

There are a lot of aliens. Earth isn't part of ēlCivilization, because we're not advanced enough, but there are like, millions of other planets out there.

So there are a lot of aliens living secretly on Earth. The ēlDLIVE Solar System Bureau keeps track of all of them, and I've met some aliens my age working there. ["Friends" is too big of a word, but he gets along with the other space cops his age and the adults are (mostly) really friendly.]