[ She nods, biting her lip as his expression grows dark. Not looking too good here, Charlie. ]

Er...yeah. Me and like a thousand other people. [ Maybe more, the books went so viral she knows they'll be forever lost to the sea of the internet. ] Nobody thinks it's stuff that actually happened, it's advertised as total fiction. No last names in the books, either.

[ In case he wondered if anyone he knew back home would pick them up and know it was him. Granted, most people didn't look that deep into fictional books. ]

Wow, I've really shoved my foot in my mouth, haven't I? [ She knows that's not entirely true because she had no idea who he was when she started rambling, but she still feels pretty awful. ] Sorry. Not the best way to hear this kind of news.