"Great!" Rose beamed. It was so simple, pie, but something that reminded her so much of home. She looked back to Mal when he started talking again and she was surprised once more. "Really? Oh wow. Maybe I should talk to her sometime. I was thinking about maybe getting a job here. Financial aid only gets you so far."
She laughed when he told her that she was too cool. It was pretty funny. She'd never been accused of being cool. "I was always kind of the brain in high school. I mean, I didn't get picked on, but I was an overachiever. So...I guess I kinda fit into Juilliard. I'm just not a snob about it?"
Looking down at the pie, she picked up her fork and then looked up. "Oh, okay. So what I don't get, and this isn't really academic, but...why was Helen so okay with two guys going to war over her? I mean, it's not like two guys arguing. They killed people over her. Why would the gods in the Iliad let that happen?"