Others had tried to get Liz to quit her smoking habit. They were soon burned, sometimes literally from the experience.
She glanced him over and decided quickly that he probably couldn't harm her. After all, she did have the power of fire living within her.
She nodded in understanding to what he said, "Yeah, a lot has changed for me since I came to The City, namely that I know no one... so I find myself here in the park more often than not."