No different than the slums, I suppose. [living where she used to, it was probably fairly common for places to seem bad but actually turn out okay because of the effort people put in. she watches him take the drink, and she's not offended he doesn't try it yet but she leans on the bar to listen.]

No, I imagine it doesn't. But...I meant more I don't want you to feel guilty or ashamed for feeling that way to the point you don't want to try to tell someone to get it a little more organized in your own head. I get that it's not always so easy though. There are things I still haven't told people either.