"Yeah, we had 'em bad in California," he says, frowning thoughtfully. He could be wrong. It could be a complete coincidence, but it certainly sounds like she's from the same sort of situation he'd come from. If she's willing to cross an entire ocean to get away, then maybe things are getting even worse. It's a little worrying- he hasn't even been gone that long.

He's got his own sources to check in with, though. No need to hassle a babyfaced teenager for information.

However, he has no problem hassling one for his own entertainment. Ghoul clears the troubled look off his face and glances over at her, an eyebrow arched in a questioning way. "They let thirteen year old kids fly outta the country by themselves now?" Fine, maybe he's fishing for information. Just a little bit.