A dead civilization. There's lots of theories about what else could be out there in the universe, but her own Earth hadn't made any alien contact yet - except for, apparently, her, Elle Vianno, mobile suit pilot, junk seller, no one really special, what the heck, Amuro Ray is right over there, he's built for this?

-yeah, at any rate, she's in awe over the absolutely bonkers scale of this thing, all the actual NOT HUMAN PEOPLE? Like this furry dude who just sealed his fate.

Elle ducks behind a doorway. "...I'll find a hazmat suit and come back for your body. RIP."