[ There's a pause that says that sometimes things are exactly the way they seem on the surface. ]

Yeah, well. My experience there wasn't exactly great, either. [ His voice is slightly taut, definitely defensive. But he's grudgingly still going to try to give Adam a chance today, since it's not exactly the greatest day for the man. After a beat, he goes on. ]

I transferred there after being banned from setting foot in my high school's swim team's pool a year and a half ago.

[ No details. What he's saying is he's a definite, grade-A fuckup. ]