[ He's keeping that stoplight on his periphery even as he turns back to you. ]

Pretty well, ma'am. On all fronts. [ He isn't aware that he looks much younger than he actually is when he's talking to you like this, hand coming up so that his fingers drift through his hair. ] I think... I mentioned before that I never got to finish. [ Looking back up now, teeth catching again on his lower lip before his eyes angle away. ] So it... it feels good.

To be back in school. [ A breath. ] To finish what I never got to.