Yeah? [ there's obvious surprise and a little laughter in her voice at the answer. it's not that she has a whole lot of worldly experience outside of the northeast, but she definitely wouldn't have guessed indiana. ] No way, the hair totally had me fooled.

[ she wonders for a moment what in indiana could have caused this kind of damage. the bites look too small to be from a wolf or a bear, but it definitely looks like there are bites made by fangs of some kind. part of her wants to ask, but then he hisses in pain and she decides to table it. the point of them talking is meant to distract him from the pain, not think of the cause of it. ]

I'm from New Jersey. South, near the shore. [ there are many differences between south and north jersey, and central jersey may or may not exist, no one is sure. ] I'd say you'd fit right in but Asbury might be a bit much for you.