I... appreciate it. [She avoids any direct looks for a few moments as she finishes gathering her things. She would need some time to calm her head after all that, and well... Falling all over Winter while trying to talk to her wouldn't get her anywhere. No, she needed a day. Or three. Or... She just needed to think.

Or perhaps she didn't. She seemed to get herself in trouble in that area when she thought too much, and--

Oh right the house was about to be flooded.] Really, Winter. I appreciate that more than you might realize. For everything here.

[She sighs and slings the bag over her shoulder, craning her head to one side as she finally manages to look at her. Her cheeks are still a bit flushed, but she smiles genuinely.] I will need the luck, though. You've never seen my Dad try to fix the plumbing.

[She takes another breath, and a step, and:] I'll ... see you at school?

["Oh God that was so lame," is her first thought, and she wastes little then in leaving, a nervous wave being her last signal towards Winter before she's out of sight.

The night air's pretty cool, but somehow she finds her head burning so much she scarcely notices before she heads home.]