"It is sad, really. But those of us that do figure that out have a far easier time in life." Well, usually anyway. "Not all the time. There are acceptable times to beat someone into submission." Helena flexed her hands. She was trained in kenpo and could deliver quite the punch when given the chance. She was rather glad the atmosphere had lightened up. Helena had far too much gloom in her heart to want to dwell in it more than she had to.
"Everything is useful in some way. I don't believe anything is completely useless." It was the blessing she had, to see a use for pretty much every single scrap. Helena could make something out of absolutely nothing if given enough time. "I'm certain we will, but I don't mind! The more material we gather, the more time I can spend on just working and building."