"Oh yeah I meant. Since you were telling me what you do and all. I should do the same." He flashes her a tight-lipped, somewhat sheepish little smile.

"I d'know. I've always gone to temple and observed all the holidays and. Well maybe I haven't. I d'know. Anyway--" Maybe Marc just made him believe that mum raised a good Jewish boy, but since mum is mostly imaginary mum and Steven doesn't know what really did or didn't happen, he's kind of confused about it all.

"Anyway a lot of things have happened fairly recently and I've had a lot of questions. But I still pray and complain a lot. I guess-- faith is something in between doing all the traditional things and feeling like praying and complaining are the same." Steven breathes out a long sigh. Did that ramble answer her question or make her more confused?