"Heh, that's true." It brought back some fond memories, making their time in high school more bearable to say the least. It wasn't always easy, but they muddled through those years as well as they could.

"Big city life everything it's cracked up to be? I mean, it's good that it's going well, though. I know it takes a lot of work and crazy hours to get something like that up and running," He met her gaze with a big grin, eager to hear how things were working out. He wanted to ask something a bit more personal about it, but held off. It was better to reconnect first than dig at something potentially painful.

"I'm doing pretty good. Academy was...it was rough but in a good way. Like boot camp for weirdos." He laughed breathily, "The work's good but the hours can be long. I mean, we both knew I wasn't gonna stick to a regular job anyways so why not jump into this with both feet?"