"I know, I know – but the way that bit about me and John hitting it off... well, it sounded a bit odd, like something was gnawing at you," she replies, clearing her throat. "But seriously – I've gotten a head start on you in basically every facet of life, Midnight. I've been out of what we can call prison for years before you got out, and I can't stress enough that I had people around me who cared at least a little bit about my well-being – physical and emotional. That's not even counting Teddy – but for you, there was this one 'Johnson' fellow that may or may not have had some sympathy for you, and that's it. You can't blame yourself for lack of experience."