... Just wanna help out the orphans, huh. A pretty noble cause!

[ words strung together like that might otherwise sound a bit mocking, but john's tone is only reflective. even if he does let out a puff of laughter at just how wholesome that is... hey, the sentiment's sincere. ]

[ and they'll be coming upon his apartment complex soon enough; its rundown, sure, but maple valley's surrounding make it entirely worth it. ]

But no worries! You got nothin' to prove to lil' old me. [ he begins ascending the stairs. ] Studyin' at the University then, or—?