"Oh, good," I sighed out. Of course it didn't mean that I had to automatically like her, or that she would like me, or that she was perfectly sane even. But it was way less creepy than the alternative.

"I've only been here about three months. From Metropolis. Have you heard of it?" I asked, a touch hopefully. It felt like no one here knew her home, which still struck Lois as unfair when Cindy had about four people vaguely related to her. It wasn't as if it were a small town.