Lyla just laughed at this. "Now why am I not surprised to hear that? Totally not judging at all because I know the guy who owns it and he's a sweetheart when he wants to be. I also know he will really fuck you up if he wants to too. But the pay would be good, and the island has the ability of letting people do things and try things they wouldn't normally do back home. I was one of the more boring ones. I qualified as a nurse shortly before I found myself here, and I loved it, so it was no real question about whether I should do it here or not. Plus, it's a career choice that means a lot. It was Jason's situation that put me on that path. Helped me dig my head out of my own bum and realise I wanted to help other people, not just cry and complain about how I wasn't getting my own way all the time. It's funny how growing up can really change the way you look at the world. High School made everything so amplified, and it was like if you didn't stand on the top there every single day to prove yourself, the world would spontaneously combust around you. But really, a small school in a small town, it should never have the ability to impact someone's life so much." She could see how hard it was for him to visit the topic of his absent friend. There was no doubt Blaine was clearly like a brother to him, and the bond went above and beyond mere friendship. She didn't think she personally ever had that with anyone. She never had any real close friends. Jason and Tim were, but they had the history that meant they still needed personal space from each other more often than not. "You know, I think coming to the temple for him after hearing about what happened back home was very telling. It means you still hold hope he could come. Maybe less hope than you did before, you came to pray for him and to think about him, honour him. You didn't just want to throw the towel in and give up on everything. I think as long as there is ever still a tiny chance he could come, you'll hold onto it and keep going... you'll go on keeping in an eye on Kurt for him. You don't have it in you not to."

"Oh, hey, you have your work cut out for you, though. Kurt's pretty independent from what I've seen. So, you're protecting him from afar without letting him know too much you are for fear he might smack you down or something. Kurt's the sort of person I always wanted to be and tried to convince everyone I was, but really, inside, I as just a weak and stupid little girl who didn't know better than anyone. How do you even cope with seeing your wife here on the island? Or does she just feel like a completely different person to who your wife is back home?" she asked.