"Pulled through? Pulled through what?" Samuel said, looking confused. Even though he didn't know what was going on he was happy to be of help if it meant he might be able to figure it out. He pointed up at the sky, in no particular direction. "On the Valiant, like always. I was doing my maths work and sitting with my tutor, who is horrible boring, and then I fell asleep. At least I reckon I fell asleep, I don't really know, but then I ended up here."
"Are you from Earth? The workers onboard say there's not many children on Earth anymore. Something about them all getting sick or something. You're not sick are you?" he asked suspiciously.