[And he lights up a bit.]

Heard of it? Yeah! I live there now, actually. How cool is that? You're the second person I've met from New York, and you're even in the same city as me!

[Which didn't mean they were from the same world; Chloe hadn't been. But it was still cool.

And yeah, he's not protesting the arm holding at all. He shifts slightly, reaching over to equally casually place his hand over hers.]