Lisa seemed like she had a good head on her shoulders; she'd gotten out of that rising lakewater, at least, so Robin knew she could handle herself and had some kind of common sense. Even though what she was describing was kinda weird, Robin was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt about living with this guy.
"I totally get what you mean about someone from home here." She'd kind of glommed onto Ted despite her very real hesitations about getting together with him that she'd maintained at home. "It helps having someone who gets where you're from, you know?"
Talking about boys was something that genuinely felt totally normal, Robin could do that anywhere and be into the conversation. Again, not that she was gossiping, more just that she was super into breaking news. "Sounds like he could be good to have around, even just to look at."