[Rita gives the skittering beetle-ball an unimpressed look--hey, bugs are something she isn't afraid of!--before acting likewise, ignoring the various other prizes in favour of checking the capsules.

Oh, this one's full of candy--she's going to pocket that while casually answering Shi Qingxuan.]

How long...hm. I've been interested in blastia about as long as I can remember. I received an official mage position about five...actually, six years ago now. [A beat later, she adds-] Oh, blastia are devices from my world that produce magic.

[Since she's gotten used to nobody knowing what they are here... Also, yeah, just casually dropping the different worlds bit, whether or not he's heard already...]