It didn't take long for him to speak, and in a way she was relieved. New people were a mystery and things that she didn't know were usually dangerous. This was a more direct way to figure out if this guy was a threat.

She stood up straighter and shook her head.

"I've only been here for two years. I used to live in New York."

A future New York that had cut itself off from the rest of the world but she didn't feel the need to go into those complicated details.

"I'm Sandy. Sandy Marko."