Pretty sure it's probably wildly inappropriate for me to put you on watching me get drunk and making sure I play nice. There's this thing called being a responsible adult but I'm still working on it.

[though it didn't seem like Heather needed anybody else being a responsible adult. it felt more like Heather needed someone to be comfortable with. someone she could rely on and Maria didn't think she was that good of a choice, she still wanted to offer it. whatever that meant, if she could really manage that. she just felt very affectionate towards Heather and just wanted to be there for her.]

But you're sounding like a responsible adult, making sure I'm making friends. Yes, I've been trying to make friends. "Allies".

[and it was going better than she thought it would.]