When he realized that she was moving rather slowly, Julian backtracked and stood next to her again, so that it didn't feel like he was simply abandoning her out here. "It's true, though your trials are far more significant then my own. I mean, you're a terminally ill mech fighter who's struggling to keep herself medicated, Me? I'm just a college student, who do you think's got it more rough?" When the topic changed to her growing fame, Julian simply shrugged. "Hey, you don't know that yet. I might have already heard of you if I actually followed the MBF more closely, but because of my classes, I've only been able to catch the highlights from the prelims."