Ben nodded his head as he moved to her side, keeping pace. "Yeah, I go to USC - the University of Southern California, though we're kinda on hiatus at the moment, as a good bulk of campus was hit pretty bad by that big battle a few months back. A battle which I was forbidden from taking part in, as it--" he made quotes in the air with his fingers "--wasn't my problem. Chee-yeah, last time I listen to the plumbers regarding that. Having my school torn apart and thus having the threat of going back home to Bellwood hanging over my head? Not liking that at all."
He really wasn't the scholarly type. But, his grandfather and the other plumbers had insisted that he at least attempt college. And he had been, until the Senior Partners had decided to blow LA to smithereens. Ben took that as a sign that he wasn't meant to go to college, but not everyone saw it that way. But, at least he wasn't in Bellwood. Anything was better than that place.
"So, how far is this place of yours? I could get us their faster, if you'd like." He held up the Omnitrix and grinned. After all, he never really got the chance to show off to someone who wasn't his grandfather, Gwen, or the plumbers.