( she should probably just run away, honestly. but claudia's desire to help and her nosiness often preclude any sense of self-preservation. if he's scamming her, whatever. she'll lose a phone and maybe some cash. if he's not, well. the guy is gonna need a serious hand, here. )

Well, they have one too, and you punch in a unique identifier that will connect you to their phone and then you can talk instantly, in real time. ( best to keep it simple at first, but maybe having more info will help her figure out how to get the rest across: ) No telegraphs where you're from, huh?

( without waiting for an answer, she holds the phone out to him, ready to crank call the diadem. anything to make jessalyn at the front desk, who crinkles her nose at claudia's boots and fraying vests, confused and/or annoyed. )

Here, push that green button and then hold this end up to your ear.