When finally approached in earnest, rather than simply having people walk past, Lucy rose from the steps with a smile. So perhaps this was Xander? His initial greeting confused her slightly, as she thought his question sounded perfectly right to her, as that was what they had discussed, yet he seemed slightly put out by his question, giving his continued explanation.
"Yes, I'm Lucy," she said, though her smile was uncertain as she looked down at herself and back up at him once more. Not skanky? Perhaps she was somehow dressed wrong for this? He had said he wished to help, so it couldn't hurt to ask.
"But... skanky?" She enunciated the foreign word carefully, clearly demonstrating her accent in the process, but still not certain what he could mean by it. "Is that something good or something bad? I'm really not certain about the clothes in this time, but I thought these were acceptable."