She has to actively work at getting caught, man. SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO GET CAUGHT. It's good to be the best.

Yeah, she has kind of a tendency to see herself in kids, particularly ones that are away from their parents/delinquents/orphaned/isolated, and it puts her on less of an equal footing with the person emotionally when I have to factor in the age difference and that soft spot for their plight and so on. Putting her with someone more like her gives her more room to open up herself, versus having to be the adult to the more vulnerable kid.