[It is a comfort to have someone around her own age, with (it sounds like) similar experiences. Heroics like an honor student? No, that'd be stupid, he'd just say "honor student" in that case. Well, nothing for it but to ask!]
Heroics? What kind of course is that? Sounds fun!
[She shifts her grip on the crate, stepping a little more carefully over a patch of rocks. Not that she'll admit it, but this is actually pretty heavy for her, especially considering how exhausted she's been recently before arriving here. But she refuses to give up! If this guy can do it, so can she!]
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Heroics? What kind of course is that? Sounds fun!
[She shifts her grip on the crate, stepping a little more carefully over a patch of rocks. Not that she'll admit it, but this is actually pretty heavy for her, especially considering how exhausted she's been recently before arriving here. But she refuses to give up! If this guy can do it, so can she!]