"All right maybe English is irregular but it's not complicated..."

"Sorry. Bet my dad could teach you."

"...could teach me Igbo?"

"Could teach you grammar in general, he's good at explaining things."

"Maybe. I don't know."

"Sorry."

"It's not your fault I'm rubbish at languages."

"It's my fault I can't explain well enough to get past that!"

"You're explaining it fine, it just doesn't - doesn't quite -"

"Like I said. Sorry."

"It's okay please don't be upset."

"...okay."

"- maybe me and Miranda should visit your family over hols, would that be fun?"

"That'd be amazing!! I'll write and ask right away!"

Karen giggles. "Okay! I'll write my parents too."

"And we can ask Miranda tomorrow!"

"I bet her mum will let her, her mum sounds nice."

"Yeah. I can't imagine not having a dad, though."

"Well, you talk about your dad a lot but not about your mum."

"My mum's nice. Smart and talented and stuff. I'm just closer to my dad."

"Yeah, but maybe even if her dad was around she'd be closer to her mum? I dunno."

"Yeah, maybe."

"You're lucky, I'm not that close to either of mine."

"That sounds - lonely."

"A little, I guess? I'm used to it."