[There's some sympathy in Pepper's expression, or perhaps 'empathy' would be more precise. She knows this feeling quite intimately, it seems.]

There's unfortunately more. The planet, Verdana, was involved in a war with its sister planet Antiqua some time in the past. Or perhaps even presently, we don't know. What we do know is that, at some point in the past, some of the residents of Verdana retreated behind large force domes, and they've remained there ever since. They're pretty paranoid, and prone to attacking anyone who comes too close to their domes.