Arden shook her head. "No, if only to give me a chance to catch up," she said with a wry laugh. "I might be the only actually new person on the island? At least, that's from a world that's a little more, uhh..." How to phrase this without overusing the word 'normal'? "Gonzo seems like he's very used to...chaos. Like how this island is chaos. My home doesn't vibe with this place like his does and I think everybody is giving me a week or so to get my feet under me." A beat. "Or are waiting to see if I'm gonna run away back home, scared off by all the--" A big arm gesture encompassing the everything.

"I'm not, though," she adds, chin up.