Seriously? Damn. Well...maybe I should be trying harder to get used to my Darkblood stuff. One of them is supposed to be telekinesis, like something out of a comic book.

[she wants to learn, so she feels a little more like she's in the right place. at least for a while]

No, you come on! [said warmly] And who says you're not traditionally pretty? Your hair, especially, is pretty. So someone probably already has a crush, they're just working up their courage to say something.

[so did Lexi. but the main thing she was attracted to was intelligence. Rue back home actually qualified for that. when she actually tried, she was really good at school and had a degree of street-smarts Lexi knew she'd never have]

Ohhhhh. Oh, no. That sucks. Maybe they'll show up soon? I hope so, anyway.

[the meme is forgiven]

It's an easy way to exercise. I'm not exactly into sports, team sports especially. And things like exercise bikes and treadmills always seemed kind of pointless, all that effort to stay in one place. Yuck.

[and she makes a face, sticking out her tongue briefly]

Those are some great lessons to learn. Especially under these circumstances.

Really? What do you think?