Apesar de levantar mais perguntas do que respostas, dentro do cânone de Lorien, sabemos que os lorieneses (?) são realmente ignorantes sobre a distância de seu planeta natal:
The detective writes something on the notepad. “Where are you originally from?”
“The planet Lorien, three hundred million miles away.”
“Must have been a long trip, John Smith.” - The Power of Six
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Of course I know full well where Lorien is without having to be told. There is a certain pull, a certain way that my eyes always gravitate towards the spot where, billions of miles away, Lorien sits. I try to catch a snow-flake on the tip of my tongue, then close my eyes and breathe in the cold air. When I open them I turn around and look at Sarah through the window. She’s sitting with her legs beneath her, Bernie Kosar’s head still in her lap. - I am Number Four
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Anu drums the clipboard with his pen, growing annoyed by Malcolm's hypnotized vagueness. "How will they restart Lorien from here, Malcolm? The planet is light-years away.
Se isso pretende mostrar que o mundo do universo é muito diferente do nosso ou (mais provavelmente) é simplesmente uma brincadeira dos vários autores, não está claro.