[Steve lifts his head at that, and his expression...well, it's not like he hasn't considered it. But her question makes him do it all over again.]

Less pollution than in New York, I'm missing my bike less now that I've learned how to ride a horse. Plus there's people here that I care about. [People that he'd never see again if he went home too.] It might not be so bad.

What about you, Miss Mori? Nervous about settling in here?