[She takes a sip before tasting the ramen. Good, as always. Spicy but not as spicy as previous dishes. She gives a hum of approval before taking another drink.]

I that sort of feeling, too. It's the sort of feeling I had before telling the family that I dropped out of university. [A normal person might feel anxiety. Fear. That moment had been tense but...] Though, I suppose a better metaphor would be the feeling someone gets when they stand at the edge of a diving board.

[A small laugh.] We're the lucky ones, for once. At least there's others like us in the city. Perhaps it's our chance to shine?