For a while Shannon didn't know where Elroy was going with his spiel. Being called scarf girl didn't bother her much, she'd been called worse by worse. However once she knew what the boy was getting at she smiled.
"Well the food is more a courtesy than anything. But if you want to get to the meat and potatoes then I want to talk. I got here when the hospital was under attack and I haven't really been able to contact anyone. Seems like everytime I turn around everyone is fighting one another." "So yeah, I guess I'm here to make friends. There's something here threatening Penrose and we're better together." Putting her hands in her lap she nodded a bit.
"I don't want to just drag the conversation around though so if you have anything you want to talk about feel free to take over."Her attention was diverted for a moment. Something was moving around them at a distance. It could be an animal but they usually didn't circle. Putting a hand lightly on her staff sitting on the ground she tried identifying what was there.