"Thank you." Elijah sat and sipped at his drink for a second. Could it use a little hazelnut syrup? Probably. Oh well.
"Are you new around here? I'm Elijah." The original didn't hold out his hand but nodded his head in greeting. He'd like some answers too, but being here sure beat out being dead back home, so he'd take it for now.
"This place can get crowded. It looks like I'll have to grade back home." After he visited the blood bank of course.