"Sorry, kid. You seem like the kind of guy who's all prepared for the future, and has been since he was old enough to conceptualize time, but the universe has a way of messing with everybody's plans."

Allen clicks through Jaime's test, looking at his notes on the history portion. "My wife had the same problem. Avid student, decent sense of ambition, got sucked into a dream world of magic for ten years." He glances at Jaime. "Not that I mean to discourage you, because the GED isn't that hard to pass, but there's no shame in going back to school once the world's been saved. Or even while it still needs saving. Heroes have to retire sometime."