“Maybe.” Elijah agreed when Jules began to question the coping of those with abilities, arguing between the abilities themselves or the circumstances. “I want to put more on the abilities though. Someone could have a great life until they come along and throw everything sideways, or it could be the other way. Bad circumstances, abilities add to that, or if they’re lucky make things a little easier.” Pausing for a moment to think about what he had just said, Elijah frowned. “I take that back, it could be either. Geez, this just gets more complicated the more you think about it.” He said, shaking his head, a small chuckle escaping his lips.<br/><br/>Looking to Jules, a small smile turned up the corners of his lips as he noted the promise she had made.<br/><br/>“Did you get a written copy of that? Sorry, I’m kidding.” He added quickly. “Just, well...I’m wondering if I had made the same promise I would have maybe improved somewhat by now. Or maybe this place doesn’t actually do what it says it does and we’re all just wasting our time.” Elijah had spent way too much time in his own head, going over these and similar thoughts. It wasn’t his intention to just let it all spillover like this, but sometimes things happened.<br/><br/>“I gotta…” He trailed off with a sigh. “Too long in your own head, not a healthy practice.”<br/><br/>Hearing Jules try to explain how they were normal, more or less here, Elijah returned his attention to the railing, picking at the paint.<br/><br/>“I wish things were that easy.” He replied following a few seconds of quiet. “But there’s always gonna be a hierarchy of sorts, whether we like it or not. You haven’t been here long enough to see them, but cliches form, those at the top look down at everyone else, and more often than not you get stuck with some label.” Just like high school, Elijah thought.<br/><br/>He kept his gaze down until Jules made a comment about meeting him. A faint smirk accompanied his movements. Standing up, Elijah turned to place his back against the rails, crossing his arms before him.<br/><br/>“Now that could be a double edged sword.” He said, his voice regaining its former warmth. “I wish I could say this place helped too, but as you’ve been made aware, that’s not always the case.”<br/><br/>A laugh came in reply to her mock disappointment over the lack of a party.<br/><br/>“I’ll put it on my calendar.” He said. In a way it was nice to be able to act, as Jules had said, normal for once. It wasn’t everyday Elijah got to just hang out and not worry. At her question, he paused.<br/><br/>“The majority is dull and boring, I won’t lie about that. Fun though, there’s a couple of rec rooms, a library if you’re a reader, umm…” At a loss for what else to add, Elijah held his hands up in an ‘I don’t know’ gesture. “I’m probably not the best one to ask about this stuff.” He admitted. “Maybe you tell me what you’re interested in and we can work from there?”