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Arright, my outlet converter has gone missing. Might've fallen out on the ride from the airport.

How am I supposed to charge my mobile now? I rather need it if I'm going to start looking for a new ... everything.

[there's a pause as the fresh face takes a deeeeep breath and exhales slowly, before smiling]

Right, I'm sorry, that's the absolute wrong way to go about introductions, isn't it? Hullo, my name's Ellie, and I just started getting these ... other memory things. I still feel daft saying it. But I don't suppose any of you have any advice for someone needing a flat here in the city? Apartment. You call them apartments here. I bake. I cook. I'll pay you in food. I'll walk your dogs. I don't know. I'll something.

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That's sweet, thank you. John's found a spare so he's 'ookin' me up.

But you play music! That's lovely. I tried clarinet once in primary but I was rubbish at it. You must be very dedicated, you.

Okay, good. That'll work, then. [John? Oh, right, she'd just met him. She nods.]

Ah, yeah, I've been practicing for a while. Clarinet's not easy either, I had band geek friends back in the day. But I'm... [That's a loaded word.] Both of me are dedicated to music. I just put on a big - well, big is subjective, to be sure, but whatever - show for my birthday, I'm sorry you missed it!

Both of y - oh! Oh, right. ... Sorry, it's takin' me a bit to get used to. ... A show, though, really? That's amazing. I'll just 'ave to catch the next one. Hope you had a good birthday. Was it a big one?

[this is her way of trying to pin down Lisa's age. teenagers and young adults can be pretty hard to sort out once you're far enough away from being one]

It's okay! It really does take some getting used to, but eventually either it grows on you, or you hate it enough that it sticks. I'm the former. And if you don't mind nightlife, I've got smaller shows a couple times a week. As for this one, I just turned twenty, so I wanted to have a little bit of a party!

[Her tone turns dreamy, almost.] It went better than I could have imagined, so... I'm not complaining, y'know?

Went to the odd club or two with a mate, back home ... don't see why I couldn't give it a try here. I'm not exactly a party animal, but I 'least know how to put my hair down.

[she grins as she picks up on that dreamy tone]

Sounds like it was a very special night, eh?

There's plenty of that in this city. You'll find something, I'm sure. And there are enough of us that we can help you if you need it there, too.

[Her answering grin is huge.] I put on a damn good show. It's a lot of work, and takes some charisma and some creativity, but there's nothing like the rush of a performance.

I'd like that. Maybe we can do a girls' night, eh? [she grins, a little embarrassed - because cor, Ellie, she admonishes herself, you're twice her age if not thrice]

Though that's a bit silly, isn't it...

Perhaps! It doesn't feel like there's that many of us around here, so I think that would be fun. And you'll need a tour of the city eventually anyway. Besides, it'll give me an excuse to get out and stop working on my music for a minute.

Wait, really? Oh! Well, then, maybe we should after all. I'd love a tour - John's showing me Manhattan, but that's about all he knows. And if Alec and Anthony show me 'round I just get to listen to them bicker the whole time, which means I spend my trip playing mediator and not actually getting to know anything.

I'm mostly familiar with Queens myself, since that's where I live and go to school, but mostly I just want a chance to get to know more people, y'know? And it sounds like it'd be vacation enough for you to not deal with Alec and Anthony. It sounds like a loud group to deal with, all put together - they're fine individually but I think they'd be a lot at once.

Oh, they are. Not to say I don't love them to absolute bits, but they whitter on. And I'd love to see Queens! What's it like? I mean, what's it known for? Is there any particular thing?

Those two can go on, all right... Not always in constructive directions in at least one case, but they can talk.

Well. Maybe not that familiar. I really need new hobbies, I'm not familiar with a lot of things. But I at least know where the bars and the hotspots are, ahaha... Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to suggest.

[that earns a gale of giggles, and Ellie claps her hands a little, utterly chuffed by Lisa's sense of humor]

No, no - please, don't double back on me. Even a little familiar is better than what I'm working with ... and besides, we can discover the new bits together that way, right? All else fails, we've got Google.

You're not wrong. Google fixes a lot of holes in knowledge, memory, and ways to spend money. So that'd still work, then! I need to take more breaks anyway. It's always work, work, work! [A pause.] Well, except when I end up off the deep end with something going wrong here, or when someone drags me away.

... Things go wrong a lot here, then? [that feels like quite a red flag to her, and her smile slips a notch]

Not that often, no, but I’m kind of sensitive sometimes. And a little bit of a worrier. I don’t... really have the same support structure my memories have gotten me used to. Stuff does go wrong sometimes, though - we’re not entirely sure why, not even the Bureau. Don’t worry too much, but keep your eyes open, yeah?

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