“Honestly, I probably would feel the same way if I came from a place like California.” Not that she's ever been, but the images of it always seem really ... well, free, non suffocating. You know, everything that Hawkins isn't.

To the question about the mall, she shakes her head slightly. “Nope. Before I got here, it was just a fire and I saw no reason to not believe it; seems kinda stupid now. But even if I had been caught up in it, I wouldn't blame you for it.”