It's too bad I can't use it as an excuse for returning papers late.

( But early starts can be rough, not to mention turning up to school with bruises and trying not to limp. That always made for a good time; she doesn't want to think how many injuries she's aggravated that way.)

The kids are worth it. ( With a shrug, as she claims a piece of bread for themselves.) Gotham's hard on its kids. They need someone else looking out for them, sometimes.

( The way she and her brother never really had; in the families, everyone had an agenda.)

This is one way to get some time off - from school and work, I suppose.

( she can imagine some people thinking of it that way, to be honest, before the reality set in )