It is a bit unusual, isn't it? My world has some interactions and inventions that are difficult to explain the workings of, but it still comes down to technology or certain biological elements between species or things along those lines.

[While she's not rough with the deeper wounds, she is firm with them once the swab comes into things, just because it's better to have the bit of pain now than end up with an infection later because something wasn't properly cleaned.]

I'd also like to learn more about how travel between planets is typically handled in this part of the galaxy, but I don't imagine we'll be finding out more about that anytime soon.