[All of those could be appropriately used really. She had enough grief to realize the mistake of being naive and overly confident. Not that she'd toned that down too much, but it was an -- unfortunately -- humbling experience for her to realize there was a weight to her decisions.]

I usually kept to myself when I had to go to school. It was usually better that way. Eve enjoyed it much more than I ever did. Sometimes she'd opt to stay in school over taking on a job.

[Nerd. But she says this affectionately, of course. If anyone deserved a break, it was Eve.]

I don't regret my chosen path, just some of the things that came along with it. Honestly, I met someone who should have been out of my league. But for some reason, he didn't think I was weird. Well, he did, but in a good way. Preferred that I wasn't like every other person that was trying to win his attention.

[Giving a soft sigh, crossing her arms once more as she glanced up towards the sky momentarily...]

If you ask me... I think the weirder one was him. When you have a good family, friends, finances, and overall good life... Why would you want to talk to the weird freak that everyone else avoided? I don't really get it, to be honest.

[Glancing back to him.]

Not that I minded being that weird freak, according to everyone else. I'll embrace it without regret.