That's exactly it! [ Peregrine's very good at something in particular, and that's latching onto what she agrees with and running with it. ] But they don't care, in all their hemming and hawing all they're doing is sheltering us, making it more dangerous when something happens. And then what do they do? They say it's a tragedy, it's awful, and then they tell you to just pick up your life, and move on!!

[ ...Hm. She's yelling a bit. She takes a breath and rolls he shoulders, looking away. ]

I'm never gonna be like that. I'm gonna be self-sufficient. I'm gonna encourage everyone I know to be too.