Lawrence. Was that the planet's name? It wasn't any he'd ever visited, though he was still adjusting to all this travel to begin with. It was taking time but he was beginning to get a feel for it. This wasn't like any of the outer rim planets, but what else could explain how primitive everything was? "Right. Well. Um. Visiting...family. Yeah." It had worked when Mal and Zoe used it. Of course, they'd always been better at cover stories.
But then she asked a question he couldn't deny being surprised at. "I was, yes," he agreed, before he could stop himself. What if that gave him away? It was dangerous, being so open with his answers. But she'd known. She'd known that he hadn't been there just recently. It had to mean something, didn't it? "I'm...not entirely sure how I got here. Or where here is. Or what Black Friday is." Or what the system the woman nearby was grabbing was, or why she was tackling another woman for it. But that was besides the point.