Nate *spoilers*
I thought he wasn't gonna last. I lived in a similar facility and we sometimes had people who weren't cut out for that sort of stuff and would eventually quit. I thought that's where Nate's storyline was going, since he didn't seem to click with the kids or feel comfortable in that setting. I was glad (and touched) when he found one of Sammy's toys and secretly gave it back to him.
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