That lined up well with how Blue had thought it all worked. In her mind's eye, for every chance of something awful to sinks its claws into you, there was another chance to see something lovely. What the ratio of awful and good was probably varied with the place, and the time, and the entire reason for being there in the first place. Of course, she realized how naive of a sentiment that was overall, considering it was probably possible to only see the things that darkened the heart and become blind to what little good did try to break in.

Sitting next to someone very clearly a man that had seen his fair share, they seemed like very childish thoughts.

Blue tilt her head away from him, though she was still watching him quite curiously with raised brows that betrayed her surprise. "Do I seem like someone that doesn't?" The brunette chuckled a bit and shook her head.

"It's actually the opposite, I probably get out too much." She tapped her fingers slightly, musing. "I think being here at the school has been the longest I've been in one town for... Gosh, ages, probably."

Her expression had shifted into something much more thoughtful as she spoke, reflecting on just how long it had been. Time always seemed to flit by so fast in the moment, but thinking back on it made it seem like forever. A funny thing, that.

"It's a bit like remembering how to stand still."