"You have to be sixteen to join the Trailblazers," Claire says. It's an answer, if not a particularly explicit one. "There would have been no reason to register earlier. I was finishing my high school curriculum."

She follows, almost surreptitiously glancing around her, like she's trying not to look like she's completely curious to know what every inch of the dorms look like. She's trying to play it cool. It's not really working, but it's an attempt!