He's never been the type to give anyone answers, whether they're the right ones or not, and despite the fact that this time it isn't his choice, it just so happens that not having any information is allowing him to keep to that particular standard.

Derek loses himself in his own thoughts for a moment, but then she's introducing herself, and he snaps out of it long enough to be formal. Names are good to know when you're surrounded by everything unfamiliar, even if you've already run into two people you are familiar with.

It's nice to not immediately be blamed for things, though. And if he can only get that from a stranger, then so be it. "Derek," he replies, one side of his mouth curving upwards in the semblance of a smile.