"None taken," Ellen promises, taking another swig of her beer. "Though there's never a shortage of newcomers, so I'm sure the attention will inevitably transfer to the slightly newer ones, given time. Especially if you're not necessarily a fan of being gawked at."

She doesn't mind answering questions about herself, as long as people tend to stick to the basics. Then again, she's not going to go out of her way to lie, but that might be simply because no one's asked her about the harder truths yet. Maybe it's better this way. Keeping her conversations on the lighter side has proven to be the best decision thus far. "The excitement will die down. It always does."