[Not half as surprised as Prior, the first time. Fair enough.]

He seemed nice. Nice, in the manner of someone trying not to clutch his face and scream, but that was mutual. [Prior's a little self-conscious about all this, if he's honest. Comparisons to a healthy teenager are never likely to go well for him. He reaches to trace a hand across his own face, partly concealing it.]

Prior Walter. From New York, too. We're more of an urban jungle.