(What was that? She was rambling away one moment and the next, she cut herself off. He doesn't say anything about it and only meets her smile with his own.)

That makes the two of us.

(He never loses that airy and lighthearted tone to his speech but he does lower his voice just a tad, speaking gently, almost thoughtfully.

He has people back home who are relying on him. There are things he needs to do, plans he needs to set into motion, and sooner than later, responsibilities that he needs to rise up to. )

I am. In my last year, actually. (Apparently.) I usually get to school early. I'm kind of an early riser.

(Rise and fall with the sun. That's him.)