"I'd rather be dead den in Connecticut." Alisa laughed, leaning over to nudge Ryan's shoulder. "Sure, dey got tax free clothes, but dey film "Maury" dere, an' it's boring as heck! Give me de lights an' noise o' de City any day!"

"I'm gonna try and work on de rash decisions. But once I am well enough to start venturing out o' dis place... I'm gonna try out for some shows. I need to have sumt'ing to look forward to. An' I need to start makin' friends. GOOD friends."

Finally, Alisa brought up the elephant in the room.

"You haven' said anyt'ing about my eyes."