"ava?"

"hmm."

"you're beautiful."

"no, i'm not. i'm ugly. i look like a dead dust bunny that fused with a hairball."

"that's...descriptive."

"mhmm. if anything, you're the one that's good looking in our odd little pairing."

"no, i'm not."

"yes, you are."

"no, i'm not."

"yes, you are. i don't understand why you just can't see it, how beautiful you are, hav."

"i don't understand how you can't see it, either, ava."

"that's because it's dark in here. the lights are hardly ever on."

"ha, ha."

"..."

"ava?"

"hmm?"

"i still think you're beautiful."