so okay i'm screaming. he and ~astrometry are basically the same age and he was her neighbor from ages 8-12. his family is made up of fugitives tho and their bad history finally caught up to his parents when he was 12 and they got killed and ~astrometry's dad helped smuggle him off planet where he vanished. he's got one of those grossly efficient memories so he'd probably recognize her but he wouldn't know if she recognized him (he had a different surname back then). once he figures out she doesn't remember him, he'll relax a little. he absolutely doesn't know her original human died though because he was long gone by the time that happened!