Beth considered Mira’s comment. “Yeah, I suppose so. High school was a strange time especially. When I first started I was not terribly popular—I’d already skipped a grade, I was a bit of a late bloomer physically, and I was always obsessed with science stuff—complete nerd I guess, not that it really bothered me. Then when I went out for the mech team my freshman year, I blew everyone away to the point that they made me captain of the team. After that we had a great season and my popularity kind of exploded—between all my school work, the team, and my social life, I was always doing something. I know high school is an awkward and even miserable time for a lot of people, so I consider myself very fortunate in that regard.”