"I'm...really sorry." Avery apologized, staring at the ground and pocketing his hands similar to how Winter did. "I wish I could do something to help you out, but giving you money wouldn't help at all, and I can't think of anything else to do to help." He sighed, putting himself down for something he clearly had no control over. He had a nasty habit of doing this to himself. He sighed and gave her a supportive pat on the back before retracting his arm.<br/><br/>"I mean...it<span style="font-style: italic">could</span>be worse, right? You could end up being a D, or F rank, or get kidnapped, so at least there's that." Avery added as a pick-me-up, now making it his goal to break through Winter's harsh interior and help her see the brighter side of things, as he was generally concerned for Winter's stressing and isolated lifestyle(one which he was familiar with).