[Julien grins. The color of his teeth isn't quite right - they're more like an internal beak now.] I know, I know! Jersey's got a bad rep! But Locke's nice, or it was before the aliens and stuff. You from the city proper, or just the state?

Hah, thanks. You wouldn't say that if you'd seen me a couple weeks ago. [He says it lightly, as a joke, but he's been taking it hard.] Back home I worked in a charity clinic in a bad part of town. Had to quit since, y'know. [Julien flares his tail out behind him and narrows it again.] Looks like people don't care so much about that here.