"Call me Emily." She forces a smile - trying to be nice, but not too nice, not creepy, but not standoffish - the mere fact that she was thinking about it probably meant that she wasn't doing the best job on the planet.

She shook her head when he asked if it was out of her way. "I mean, honestly, the town's so small, there's not much that's out of the way, you know? Like... walking is good for me, so..." She passes him the letter. "Do you know someone named Vera? Or Vena - the only thing that's really clear is your last name, but I thought - I mean, it's like at home, I know everybody who's got my last name. Right?"