[ Ah, maybe he ought to have phrased that better. The boy's garb reminds him of the uniform at the Officer's Academy, though lacking ornamentation. Perhaps he's a student, and all of this is overwhelming without someone like him around, suspecting their hosts as much as he does.

With that in mind, Yuri offers him an easy slant of a smile. ]

No need for alarm, I have it on good authority.

[ He trusts the assessment of a familiar face or two he'd crossed paths with around here. Evidently, they've been in this place for some time now...much as he's pressed to figure out just how that's possible. ]

The two local powers out here are vying for the enlistment of new arrivals such as ourselves. I fancy this is their way of making a good first impression. It's in their best interests, yeah?