Nick thought for a moment, and realised that Pam was right. He'd been able to use his other senses a lot better after he lost his sight, which was a useful party trick some times. It was good to remember that, in retrospect. Pam had pretty good insight.
"You're right." Nick announced. "You're a good person."

She went on about her dog, lance, and Nick was reminded about his parents when they were debating whether or not to get Nick a guide dog to help him with living. In the end, they decided not to because it was too expensive. At that point, he wondered if he could learn echo-location, but he later decided that it would be ridiculous. Regardless, having a guide dog a positive thing.
"Well, that's good." Nick said, replying to her comment about her dog.
Nick bent down to pat Lance again, marvelling at its soft fur.
"You take care of her, you here?" He said to it.

As Nick got up again, he remembered that he wanted to talk someone who'd been at the school for some time, and Pam might just be that person...
"I'm new to this school, so uh... What should I be doing right now?" Nick said. "I got a tour and everything, but I don't know what I'm doing."