It's like someone telling a pretty good story that doesn't have a super happy ending: like, sure it ends well but there is a certain miserable disappointment in it as well. "Friends are good," Hope encourages with a smile. "Friends can make all the difference in the world, they make a lot of things bearable."

As opposed to being alone and miserable. Still, there's no place like home.

Hope takes a glance around real quick before turning her grinning gaze on Steve again. "Do you have a favorite place here? You should let me know what to check out while I'm here."