Boxing, maybe. Even if your type of boxing isn't the same as mine. We both like to read, don't we? You're right though, our interests don't overlap much.

I don't understand it, either. Unfortunately, I do know what it feels like to hate and want to hurt. I like to think though that I don't want to hurt people who don't deserve it. I try not to use violence first, period. [He does not always succeed, and it makes him worry and wonder about himself.]

Lucky is a master at bringing people together. He should have run for mayor.

Do I?

I would absolutely vote for him. It would give a whole new meaning to the Dog House.

Not everyone has acted on them, though.

I don't think you have. I like it, too. Has everything I need in it, and it's within walking distance of the firm.

Having the chance doesn't always make it right.

The neon lights were how I could originally afford it. They shaved off the price because of them, but the light from them obviously doesn't keep me awake. ... I guess it does mean a lot to me. After my dad died, I didn't have a home. So when I could finally afford to make myself one, yeah, it was a pretty cool feeling.

Some of the time, of course I do. Other times I regret that I don't feel regret.

[He plans on letting her use the bedroom while he takes the sofa, as he usually does when people stay over.] The stairs help with staying in shape, I'll grant that. Nah, I didn't do anything special when I moved in. I just ordered take out from Nirvana's next door and sat on my mattress to eat it because the bedframe and sofa hadn't come in yet. Did you throw a housewarming party when you moved into your apartment?

That's one of the things, yes.

Foggy helped me pick things out. Design-wise, none of it really means anything to me, you know? It's not like I knew anything about styles when I lost my sight as a kid. I just said I wanted things simple, comfortable, and that it all had to be placed where I could easily move around and navigate the space. So I got to feel the items but he mostly picked them out, then I had a say in where things were placed so it made sense to me when I walked around. Which is also why an apartment is easiest, honestly. It's not a ton of space that I have to memorize.

I can absolutely see you having a party to celebrate, so I'm not surprised. I hope you had fun.

Foggy wouldn't have wanted me to kill anyone.

Where would the slide land? In the bed or the bath? Yeah, I memorize the steps between places, and where things are on the counters and things like that. I also have everything that I can labeled in case something does get out of order. On most days it's for the sake of appearances, but when I'm sick or injured, I'm genuinely just blind, Kate. My senses don't work as well if at all. I don't want to walk into my coffee table when I'm already not feeling well because I never bothered to count steps.

That sounds like the perfect night.

Maybe. It's complicated. If I haven't figured it out yet in twenty years, maybe it's not something that anyone ever will totally.

Yeah. I get some people telling me that I'm not really blind or visually impaired. They don't believe me when I say that the labels and memorization and other tricks genuinely help.

A lowkey night with friends? Yeah. Is it not yours?

Probably. I don't do well with unsolved questions, as you can tell. I was taught that you have to still wrestle with them.

I know I'm privileged in what I can do. It's still rude when they insinuate I'm not disabled enough to count.

I can't entirely relate, but I understand what you mean, yeah. So how often did you end up in Mexico?

I am not going to ask what that entails.

Exactly. Maybe a few people try and cheat the system but most people who are disabled aren't lying about it. I have had people argue with me in the past.

I am a little surprised, yeah. Have any of your friends done it?

I've seen it, I'm just trying to picture what that is supposed to look like in this context. I don't think I could adopt a problem-free philosophy.

No, it was after they knew I could do things other blind people couldn't. They thought it was all fake.

Do you speak another language? I'm now curious.

It's a nice goal. I wonder if some people do reach it.