"Well, I didn't like you a few moments ago," Sonia says airily with a wave of her hand. Because that is totally acceptable adult behavior. "And no, I don't think I'd care for any politics."

But then she falters. "I'm...not sure," she admits. "At first, surely. But I didn't think the war would keep going on. Right past my schooling days." She tries for a wry smile. "I'm not sure what I'm going to do after the war."