[That makes her falter a bit - frighten her? Is that what impression he got?]

What? No - not at all. It's just, I like knowing things. [Which is probably something to call her out on. She knows, she's not the best equipped to handle the strangeness of this world, or the others. She adapts well, by dint of necessity and survival, but she's still a curious, nosy little know-it-all at heart.]

And I didn't want to be rude and just ask, at the same time.