Valentina looked at the boy who decided to strike up conversation with her. She didn't understand about Florence being something called ADD, English wasn't her strongest language, but she understood his name and when he asked her about her rubber bands. 
"I'm Valentina, and no, the opposite actually. I can convert myself into electricity, but I don't quite have an understanding of how not to convert myself into electricity. The rubber keeps me together, and not in an outlet." Valentina explained, as she shook his hand.

"And you? What abilities do you hold?" Valentina asked, seeing no visible clues at the moment. 
"Or would to correct term be have? I apologize for my English, I learned it growing up of course, but until now, I've never had much reason to use it." Valentina hoped that this would improve the longer she stayed in America, although she didn't exactly want an American accent, and English took too many words to explain basic concepts but such is life.