Billy's not sure he ever really learned when to stand his ground, and his lips twitch a little into a wistful sort of smile, glancing up again at the small glimpses he gets into Tommy's world.

He shakes his head. "Not really. When it first started I did, but-" Billy shrugs. He got the usual sort of advice, none of it all that practical when put to use in the real world of highschool.