Ben: Hey, I am really sorry. I know you must feel awful.
Leslie Knope: I don't feel awful. You know, actually, I feel like I can finally relax. Accepting that you've peaked is very freeing.
Ben: Yeah, I know the feeling. I was impeached when I was 18, and it was brutal. But you just have to keep climbing back up that hill.
Leslie Knope: Or do you? Maybe instead of working super hard to rebuild your life, you just said, "I peaked. Wow. What a great run." "And now I'm going to spend the rest of my life really chill."
Ben: Well, sure, I mean, part of that sounds very appealing.
Leslie Knope: Yeah.
Ben: But, n-no. Uh, see, i-it was important for me... See, I took a job in City budget crisis management, and now I work for a candy charity. Oh, God, did I peak when I was 18?
Leslie Knope: There it is. Drink up.