...At least one of us is sane. [ she picks at the corner of the page. she knows she should tell him about the sand. explain that she has it. that she's ostensibly ready whenever he is and perhaps it should be done before the draft, but she chickens out. ]

How much of a difference do you think your extra year and some change makes, Albert? Like -- is it a lot? Obviously, you have more intel. But you'd have that anyway. I'm not much with the...[ info-hoarding. ]

I guess I'm asking if there's that much of a leap from four years to five. [ because it'll be a full four for her, soon. ]