Nope, then we'll give you a center code and hand you off to the center.
But
you have to ask for it. Simply telling me your destination, which happens
to be a long way away, won't do it.

What if you saw someone pop up out of Columbia Missouri, heading East. They
call you up and inform you they want VFR flight following to Wichita KS.
What exactly would you say to him? ;-()