"You know...there's evidence that the contrary is possible, all around us right now," Emily said with a nod towards the Christmas decor surrounding them.

"Is there?" Luka said as he looked to the decorations. His smile tensing up as he wondered if Emily was about to ask if he'd like to take a moment to talk about their lord and savior Jesus Christ.

"Did you know that Christmas used to be a minor holiday that not many people celebrated? That all changed after Charles Dickens wrote 'A Christmas Carol'." Emily continued, proving Luka wrong in his assumption to his great relief. "His hard work in writing that story has not only caused the holiday to become popular, but it also became a cultural force that changed the world for the better. And guess what? That story was published in 1843. That's more than 100 years ago, and we still remember the author's name and that story,"

"...I suppose we do." Luka said as the relief on his face gave way to something unreadable.

"...Sorry for the tangent. I'll finish by saying this: Consider me a Jacob Marley: You are a Frat Boy now, but you can change for the better."

For a moment, the smile reached Luka's eyes again, as something akin to a nostalgic sort of fondness rose to the surface of that inscrutable expression...

"Wealth, Appearances, even your physical and mental capabilities will fade in time if you don't take action,"

...Only to be overtaken by a pained wince mixed with of the look of someone who had remembered something bad after having briefly forgotten it.

A moment later, a sad smile settled onto Luka's face and a mirthless chuckle shook itself free of him. "You say that as if taking action would do anything other than delay the inevitable." Came Luka's reply. "...But I think I've wallowed in enough nihilism for one day." Luka straightened up then, all negativity driven from his face through sheer force of will. "As you have asked, so too shall you be asked in turn. What skills do [i]you[/i] bring to the table? What exactly do [i]you[/i] want to do in your life as a career? What are [i]your[/i] aspirations?"