Jean didn't mind the snow nearly as much now that she had on clean, dry scrubs and overalls along with a coat and boots. She was much warmer, even if it was still impossibly cold, and the snow was nice and clean. It was never like this in the city and at school, it usually ended up getting cleared away before they could really get out in it like this.

When she heard New York, she paused and turned to look at the man who said it. "I'm from New York too," she said, her smile growing a little. "Upstate. Are you from downstate?"