It's where you would be familiar with, that's an advantage, so that make sense.

[If travel was dangerous too, then sticking close to a homebase would make sense because at least then you would know the terrain to work with. Carmen felt a little bad for asking, though she hadn't quite anticipated that answer. She'd just put together the fact that Ruby had left her own school and that one of the schools was no longer operating.

Carmen wants to ask more, but it sounds like a rather complicated issue...and a bad one at that.]

I'm sorry to hear that...I don't won't to pry further, it sounds like it's been tough for you though. If you want to talk about it I'll listen...

[By this point Carmen had finished her cookie and was on the dregs of her shake. She looked down at them and then back at Ruby. She figures she'll give the girl an out if she wants to take it.]

Hey, we're at a festival now, right? Let's find something else to check out. I think I saw some games that way.