[ -- she could talk about the howlies. she could talk, too, about what's legitimately helped her adjust to her circumstances. she could gripe about the people who make her feel the most displaced, as though dust still collects on her shoulders and she's only just been brought out of storage.

alternatively, she could offer reserved praise for the rare few who help mitigate it. but unlike last time, peggy isn't penned in to speak too honestly. ]

It's helped to know it doesn't all go to pot. I won't complain about the convenience of an electric kettle. And not every bit of music I've heard from the future has sounded like only noise.

[ it's not a lie, no, but it's nor is it the best answer for his question. fitz asked about what's helped, and she's not certain she can share those details with him. ]