[Laurel is silent for a long moment, eyes fixed on Red Robin's eyes hidden behind his lenses, and then her shoulders loosen as some of the tension drops out of them and she lets out a breath, closing her eyes and taking a moment to gather herself.]

I'm not usually this hysterical, you know. You kind of caught me on a bad day. [A wry smile tugs at her lips and she offers it up in apology. He knows Barry and Oliver's names and she'd done enough research in this world to know that they're the good guys here too. It might not be a guarantee, but it does mean the likelihood of Red Robin lying about all of this is pretty low.]

To be honest, it's less about avoiding Star and more about avoiding Oliver. Which is pretty stupid since he's not even my Oliver. Didn't exactly leave my world on good terms with him and I wasn't eager to ask him for help or even tell him I was here. Pretty dumb letting my pride get in the way, I know. [and she hadn't really had a way to reach Barry. She had tried, though not as hard as she could have. Maybe she'd needed the time to wallow. Maybe she was just a mess and couldn't get it together well enough to actually think straight.]

I don't need to call them, I believe you.