(She hesitates a bit. Her family name back home would've landed her in loads of trouble, given the nature of her father's business; hence why she picked her mother's name over it when she's away from San Francisco. No need to attract unnecessary attention and all of that.

But then again, she wasn't in her home anymore. It surely didn't seem like an unreasonable request. At the very least, she could drop her English name.)

I do have one, but I haven't used it in awhile. It's Karen. Karen Pauling. Though I'd appreciate it if you kept it a secret, Miss Susan, especially from the men who are also from my world.