I'd like to think that teachers have got a rough job to begin with, so toughness is a prerequisite. I don't got the patience for other people's kids.

[He knows himself well enough to admit to that much at least.

As they get closer to downtown, the feeling of being out of place begins to creep onto Booker again. It's a nice place to be sure, but the architecture is weird, the signage is foreign, and the technology is sometimes overwhelming. He tries not to let it show too much.]