She'd have known that face anywhere, and she had to suppress her initial reaction to squeal. It wasn't her fault! Not exactly. Most of the faces that came through weren't big deals to her, she often didn't even know of them, but his? Spot on.
"Hi!" she replied, offering up her hand in return. Oh, he was charming and adorable and the Doctor was going to love him! "I'm Rose Tyler, it's nice to meet you, too." Her accent came out thick and clear and he'd have to know she was from South London, but nothing that could be done about that. Rose had never tried to hide her background. She might be Dame Rose but she was still Dame Rose of the Powell Estate and she was okay with that. She'd come a long way from the poor girl without much of an education.
"I thought we'd go ahead and start with the community kitchen, if you wanted, since that's probably where you'll go the most. You're welcome to eat in your personal kitchen, obviously, but until you're on your feet, it might be a little easier to lean on others." Which is sort of how they worked there in Lawrence. You did what you had to.
She nodded towards the hallway that would lead them there and let him fall into step beside her. "Everyone's pretty nice here. Well. Most everyone. I'm guessing Lexi warned you there's evil we have to protect against."