"Yeah. Well. Sometimes backup options aren't really a. Thing." Devin massaging his shoulder isn't lost on her. His situation's more dire than she'd thought, and she's wary of telling him too much about hers.

But, she had asked him to talk, which is why she was still here and not trying to snark at him. "Hm. Part of mine, too." She tries to smile again, and keeps talking.

"Well," she begins slowly, "did I ever tell you about my whole situation back home? About my little side job?"