[The more he talks, the sadder she feels; he looks like a human to her, he is a human, so even though she knows he's been a bird, she can't help but picture this kid living out in the woods somewhere and...

Her eyes are on the menu. Her face behind it. When she sets it down, she's chased away the worried expression.]

Some of them are, a little. But we do not have near as much free time as it's made out. Um... I guess it depends for everyone. I'm not really super-involved in a lot of clubs or anything, but I have friends whose social lives are full up with them. Really, it's...

[A sigh.]

Kind of like here, in a way? In the hotels. Living on your own. Trying to be an adult. Obligations and business and... I don't know. I like it. It's tough sometimes...and I bite off more than I can chew with classes. But I like it.

[More than high school...? Hm. Things were simpler in high school though. Only due to the timing of events.]