No sense being unpleasant when he doesn't have to be. He'd learned young that you had to act normal around people. He'd become very, very good at it. His suspicion didn't show on his face when the guy mentioned the power source. Now then, what had he been doing to find that out?

Yeah, this wasn't normal.

He smiles wryly, canting his head to the side a little. "Yeah well, my parents had a bit of a survivalist thing going on for a while. I picked up a few things, kept up with them even after I move out. Always have a backup. Got a fuel generator, a few solar chargers."

He shrugs, leaning back against the door jamb. "Sure, I guess. You're American? Got a girlfriend over there myself. Been trying to get in touch since the EMP or whatever took out the power. Can't promise you'll get signal."