"And who are you, exactly?" Cara asked, stepping back and straightening her coat.
The man gasped theatrically, his hand flying to his chest in exaggerated disbelief. "Seriously? You don't remember me?" His effeminate mannerisms and animated hand gestures immediately put Cara at ease. At least he wasn't about to flirt with her—thank the stars for small mercies.
Reading his surface thoughts, Cara quickly picked up the key details she needed. His name was Tristan Walker, a colleague she had worked alongside during her internship at The Hemridge Globe. They'd started as interns together, but unlike her, he had secured a permanent journalist position while she was... well, dead.
"Oh, Tristan! Sorry, I forgot," Cara said, forcing a sheepish smile. "In my defence, I lost some memories when I came back to life, so... yeah."