'S why I don't go to school closer to Imliss. She wanted MIT, but that's in a place that does winter, so.

I can make everyone move to Panama or something.

...I think that might be overreacting.

Why?

Because I'm not even going to live there? It's...I think you can get pretty far north and still have it be okay in the summer?

You should feel like you can go there whenever you want.

I've lost too many homes to want to make you guys move over me.

Us too, but it's different if it's on purpose.

Also, I don't know much about Panama, but I think it might be hot and muggy and have more border-crossing complications with the US than Canada does?

I like hiking to the southern tip of the continent and back, all the jurisdictional authorities are really easy to evade.

I think that might be one of those things I can't join you in because human physical limitations.

Don't worry, I was mostly doing it because I didn't have you.

Oh, sweetheart.

Though it is a pretty continent! Where to next, your school?

Yeah. I'll refrain from dropping out until we've got an apartment so we can stay in my dorm room until then.

Will getting an apartment take long?

Dunno, I've never done it before.

I can ask someone to arrange it while we're driving over there, if you want to drop out right away.

I mean, I'm sure it's not going to be a fun conversation with my advisor any which way, but I'm not sure it matters when.

Oh, and if it turns out my tuition for the year's non-refundable, maybe we should pay Jessica back for it.

Jessica?

My birth mother this time 'round.

She okay?

As far as I know she's fine, why?

I mean, like - you didn't get your parents back -

No, as far as I know my real parents are still dead.