"Really? Me too! I was in Los Angeles with my cousin and Mr. Nick, in California," Pearl said. "But I live in Medium Valley. It's about two hours from Los Angeles if you take the train," she added, remembering that a lot of people didn't know where that was but usually recognized Los Angeles. Which made sense since it was such a big city.

Anyway. He probably didn't want to hear about her. "Do you know what House you want to live in?" she asked. She'd had family here when she appeared, maybe Mr. Near did too. It was usually better to stick with your family, after all.