"So what do you do on this team? Like day-to-day," Tyra asked, deciding that focusing on this Nate guy was upsetting Alexis and she didn't want to make the girl sad. "I thought I might as well spend the week learning outside the classroom if I can't go in it till Monday."
"Seems they're pretty keen to get everybody qualified. I suppose I can't blame them if we're the only people actually looking out for us. I heard the government wasn't all that friendly," she added, explaining.
"Uh huh. He makes a much better looking guy," She giggled along with Alexis. "Sadly no picture but it's burned onto my brain forever more," she confided, remembering high school with a sad smile. It had been fun even with the inevitable drama of their teenage years. "He's good like that. Even when he's being a dumbass, he's still there. God, I'm so glad he's here."