"Ohio," Veronica answers, and then shakes her head. "And I don't think I'm going to be sleeping anytime soon." Never mind the adrenaline still working its way out of her system, she's just not in the habit of dropping off in strange and potentially dangerous places.

"You? Where are you from?" she asks as she pulls out a chair and takes a seat. Unshouldering her pack, she steadies it between her knees and begins pulling out items one by one, taking stock.