[Leia snaps out of it quickly at the observation, and is just as quick to laugh it off. It's been over a year now.]

Something like that.

It's just... what you said reminded me of my best friend, too. When I was little, all I ever wanted to do was work at his dad's clinic so I could see him all the time. I got a job there as a nurse once I was healthy enough, and I loved it, too! It was super rewarding, but I don't think I would've ever done it if it wasn't for him.

[He inspired her to be a better person in a lot of ways. She would've never admitted it back then, but thinking back, maybe it wasn't so bad. After all, there are always worse people she could fall for.

At least she chose a do-gooder.]

Guess I was good at making convenient excuses, even back then.