When Leeloo paused, so did Eric. He offered her a strange look, a curious narrowing of the eyes as she turned to look at him. Keeping his distance from Leeloo was never something Eric ever wanted willingly, and the distance between them (as small as it was) was normal for him. Even if she did look different, it was still Leeloo. Maybe not, Lee, but the same. Eric was curious if Peter knew this face, and if he did....would Peter tell Lee?
And again the name Ben came up, prompting Eric to once more shake his head at the orange-haired beauty standing before him. "I have no idea who Ben is. Why? Who is he?" That seemed important. If t was competition for Leeloo's time and friendship Eric needed to know. Was Ben another Peter?
Then came another strange question. "Your Eric?" Who else would he be? "Island? I'm so confused...." He wanted to give her all of the right answers, anything she wanted, but he couldn't seem to offer her what she was looking for.