At the hesitation, River couldn't help but wonder if it was due to a reluctance to ask for help, or if he was quite uncomfortable with her. Sometimes River had a tendency for coming on too strong, but she was trying not to have that effect here. "Rethinking caffeine?" She arched an eyebrow, highly surprised by that. Wasn't caffeine what made the world go around for people his age?
But when he responded to her question, she gave him a knowing smile. "Not any of us do. Is it safe to say you were in one place completely different from Lawrence, Kansas one moment, and the next find yourself here?" Now that was a far more blatant way of putting it. But River was now more certain he had been brought here by the Seal. "Oh, and do forgive my manners, my name is River Song." Well technically it was Melody Pond, but she'd gone by River for so long, that she just stuck with it. And really, only her parents, and every once in a while the Doctor, called her Melody. Or Romana when Romana was trying to make a point at her.