["Robbie". That's a nickname Robert hasn't heard in awhile. It brings up still-painful memories of Mike; of how long he's been gone, despite their awkward friendship... he still misses the turtle.

That clap startles Robert a little; of course, he had been paying attention, but he certainly didn't expect that. But it definitely gives him a reason to reply...]

... Ah, w-well... not by T-Terran standards, exactly...

[How to explain this...]

... I... am twenty-five, a-approximately. Assuming time d-dilation, and whatnot...

... Regardless, I was t-training to become an astrobiologist l-long before I... actually was hired by the Randi I-Institute...