I nodded my understanding. I got it. Some things just needed to be put out in the open. I had done it myself plenty of times, just to assure myself more than insist anything to whoever I was telling.

I dug into my food and answered him with a shrug between bites. "Nothing at the moment. Midterms are coming up so I decided I should actually focus a little on school. And, you know..." I pushed around my mashed potatoes briefly, mouth twisted into a disappointed shape. "Everything feels a little different. After the Purge."