[Nadine gets up from the chair to sit beside Julie on the bed.]
It's okay. First of all....I'm not smarter than you. I just know a lot of really useless things. You're smart, Julie. There's just a lot of different ways people are 'smart'. I may be smart in academic things, but you're smart in actual life skills. You're good at a lot of things. You survived the end of the world. You survived making it to Vegas. And I'm betting that wasn't easy, either, but you did it. Because when you put your mind to something, you make it happen.
[There's compassion in her voice, and earnestness. She means every word she's saying, Julie has a hell of a brain. She just hasn't been taught to use it to full potential.]
And you're really good at people. I'm...honestly a little jealous, of how you're able to connect with people so easily. I can't do that. You're so much more than you think you are. We're always our own worst critic, but take it from me. I'm a teacher. I've spent at least a decade picking up on who has potential and who doesn't. And you have so much potential.
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[Nadine gets up from the chair to sit beside Julie on the bed.]
It's okay. First of all....I'm not smarter than you. I just know a lot of really useless things. You're smart, Julie. There's just a lot of different ways people are 'smart'. I may be smart in academic things, but you're smart in actual life skills. You're good at a lot of things. You survived the end of the world. You survived making it to Vegas. And I'm betting that wasn't easy, either, but you did it. Because when you put your mind to something, you make it happen.
[There's compassion in her voice, and earnestness. She means every word she's saying, Julie has a hell of a brain. She just hasn't been taught to use it to full potential.]
And you're really good at people. I'm...honestly a little jealous, of how you're able to connect with people so easily. I can't do that. You're so much more than you think you are. We're always our own worst critic, but take it from me. I'm a teacher. I've spent at least a decade picking up on who has potential and who doesn't. And you have so much potential.