"You totally did," she says, wanting to be encouraging. She doesn't think Marius needs to change himself in any way, really, she thinks he's totally adorable just the way he is and that the people in Darrow who are worth his time will think definitely agree. But she likes that he's trying. He might not understand everything, but he really does try and she thinks that's such a cool trait for a person to have.

"You're way more at ease here than you were when I first met you," she says. "I can see the difference. I mean, you still can't skate for shit."