Well, nobody knows how to leave by choice, anyway.

[His shoulders droop, and he starts twiddling his thumbs.]

It's kinda a mixed blessing. Sooner or later, you'll probably leave, but there's also a chance that you'll stick around while your friends get a ticket home. I really don't wanna upset you or anything-- I just think it's important to know. I've, uh... had to experience it lots of times.

[But now that she's changed, he nods.]

Man, I know how that feels, though. The stuff they dress us in is just so... bare. Guess the upside's that everything here's free.

[And finding a winter coat's easy enough in theory. Ven's stockpiled a couple just for these long winters.]