"Yeah. 'Preoccupied' is a great word for someone who's new. Then again, I'm always just this side of preoccupied. My mind doesn't like to stop sometimes, not that I'm always thinking of how to save the world or anything, but still, that works. And don't worry, I tend to bump into all sorts of things." Fred gave the nice fella a bright winning smile; she had a few of those almost high wattage smiles.
"When did you get here? I haven't been here long, so I'm no expert, but I've been here a little while. Maybe I can help you out? That's if you need help." Fred liked helping; it wasn't often she felt like she was actually doing it, so anytime she could, she did.
"Oh!" She laughed. "I'm Fred." Her hand was offered for a quick shake.