"Maybe," Aya replied, worrying with one of the ends of her scarf as though it were suddenly very fascinating. "We talked about it before. But maybe I won't even go post-secondary so working myself to the bone over it might not even be necessary. My grades are decent enough anyway that I'm not worried about getting into anywhere at least.

"It doesn't hurt to try things new and if you're peeking in anyway, you should go for it." She smiled encouragingly. "And if you don't try then how do you know it's not your thing? It's just for fun anyway."