[that was pretty much exactly what happened. her older sister, Cassie, was a buxom, outgoing blonde who everyone loved. she was also very obviously the favorite of their parents. and the girl who was supposed to be Lexi's best friend drifted away more and more, so she retreated inside herself, resigning herself to being the awkward, gawky one]

Oh! [she giggled] Yeah, I guess I never thought of it that way. [and she grins] Better go with scientist, I'd feel really bad about being a thief.

[but she's impressed with what he has to say, despite his awkwardness] Maybe not, but it's all something I hadn't considered before. I'm still really new in town, so I'm kind of fumbling around, trying to make friends. And what's that old saying, that an ounce of medicine is worth a pound of cure? Better to go with medicine in whatever its form first.