Susan laughed, though his comment felt like copper in her mouth - it was tangy and wrong. "I'm used to human beings, I guess," she said. "Earthlings. Homo sapiens. From the 20th century. 1928 to 1964 -" Then she blushed, faintly, because she'd just given him her age, and she didn't go around exactly advertising it, y'know?
She struck a heel forward and started out, figuring she'd let him set the pace, and if they needed to stop, they would. It was interesting how much one could do in a pair of heels - it was either that or walk stocking footed through the streets of New York. Not going to happen.
"I live here, that's why. Have lived here since before this all began - before people started turning up from all over. Moved from London about 15 years ago. So it's a bit off for me as well, seeing these ... worlds all collide on my city, but I'm not the one of place and time, so it's easier to adapt."