When he said his full name, Erica pressed her lips together to try and keep herself from laughing. She was managing it okay for a minute, but eventually lapsed into a grin. "A'ight, yeah. I feel that. I'd go by a nickname too. Dashiel." She shook her head.
She was a little surprised to see he seemed genuinely interested in finding out about her. She was more than used to guys her age being interested in one thing only. "New York," she answered. "And I am definitely feelin a long way from home right now."
She played off being cool about her arrival here. The truth was, she was disappointed as hell. She was just getting her life back after her time at the Sanctuary. And now she was going to have to start all over again.