[ Six hours. It's not nearly as bad as it is from here to Novyi Zem or even the Wandering Isle, but it's still a pretty good chunk of time. Dinner time here would be midnight there. Or close to, as she notes the difference between mainland and the coast. ]

Every country is large in comparison to Kerch. [ They're a small island nation, after all. ]

You wouldn't have to worry about someone not paying bills or doing dishes, in the dorms.

[ Well, depends on whether she ended up in a single or not. ] Might be worth that to save money, though.

[ She does tend to get along better with people, so maybe it would work out. ]

I wouldn't call it bothering.

[ He does, after all, allow it. And he doesn't simply tolerate it but actually has enjoyed their talks. Like now, despite most of his higher brain functions not really working. ]