Lotte hadn't read it either, though sections had been read aloud to her when she was younger. Considering her own fable's the difference between book and ...other versions, she considered it a good idea and common courtesy to only refer to the books of such versions. Even if she knew that if she met the Eponine in this building, she'd probably end up asking if she could sing On My Own. If the Inspector who was Javert didn't seem so blunt, she'd probably bother him as well.
"I wouldn't want to meet the Queen of Hearts. But I think I'd like most everyone else. I met someone who I thought was from that book before..." Though granted, she didn't remember more than a few scenes from the Disney film. And she had told Rick she wouldn't spread things around more than she had. She shook her head as he apologized, "It's fine, really."