"Maybe textbooks themselves can be my family, then."

He mumbles it as a snarky remark, actually throws it so dismissively that only after it's come out of his mouth he realizes that it's true. He loves textbooks, and they make his life better, and they are always there for him, mainly because they are not sentient or the would find a way to flee, but still. It counts, right? Because she said that there has to be no manipulation or hurt involved, so whatever he has with Dan - which is mutual, by the way - doesn't count.

You know what? To hell her definitions. Project Freelancer is his family, whether CT likes it or not. He urges her to keep walking.

"Come on, we are almost there."