[ That one earns another smile. As for as she's concerned, if she can learn to like herself after what she did, then anyone can.

Admittedly, she's somewhat naïve. ]

That's true, and yet I feel as if our situation might actually help us. That might seem strange, but I truly believe that! Not only is the unpredictability useful, but here we are also removed from the things that caused us pain before...