Claudia doesn't do nearly as well containing the laugh this time. It's a little sad, considering a hostage rescue of sorts is exactly what she has in mind for when she goes home, but the meter's still ticking upward even with that.

"Not exactly. But... this stuff's all about the connections between people, and there's more kinds of connection than just romantic. Family. Friends. Enemies. Even just having to put up with each other long enough to get through the day. It... it gets old when all anyone wants to talk about is the latest crush gossip."

She's on the young side for it anyway, she's never really understood it, and the one time she did try to date anyone was an unmitigated disaster.