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It's not so much rude as it's sad when someone can see the beauty in themselves?

[And that is...a lot more genuine and less manic look suddenly.]

Ah, well, it's like....

[Rubs the back of her neck, how to phrase this...]

I know I'm not attractive, especially not compared to everyone else, and I'm fine with it. It's enough for me to be useful. You see?

[Smiles, look it's fine!!!!]

It's good you have an 'enough,' but you don't have to SETTLE for an 'enough' when you clearly have more than an 'enough.'

What about you ISN'T attractive?

It doesn't feel like I'm settling, though. It's just the way things are.

[So painfully earnest.]

Um....I'm not very girly, and I can turn into a wolf?

Fffffffff, as if him animal traits are really that big a detractor. Could actually be kinda kinky.

And what even IS girly? You seem plenty like a girl to me.

Kinky?

[This sweet summer child.]

And, um, any girl that's not me.

I think that's a talk for another time.

Pfffffff.

Well, let's see.

Hmmm, short hair? [Pulls oh her own hair.] Nope, got that.

[Circles around her.] Thin, but not weak frame? Nope, got that too.

Coloring? Tons of other girls have too.

Hell, Lupus has dog traits and I know a girl back home who had some, and there's plenty girly there, so it's not THAT either.

So, nope. Not seeing it. What's not girly?

[Standing still as she's circled.]

When you put it like that.....I guess that explanation isn't any good after all. But it's just how I feel.

[SHE'S SO LAME]

Often times, people think less of themselves than they really are.

I know, and that's awfully sad. But I really don't think I'm thinking less of myself. Water is wet — it is what it is. Like that!

[They are going in circles wheeee]

How many people have called you cute?

You, Sparrow, I think one or two others. Why?

Has anyone said you WEREN'T cute aside from you?

....no?

[She has no idea what you're getting at.]

So the sample size is five.

Of that sample, four have said you are cute, with the one having a high chance of bias as people are want to do.

So, scientifically speaking, we're saying the water is wet and you're trying to sell it off as dry. You're cute.

[Slow blink of her big blue eyes.]

You're saying I'm wrong because of numbers?

Of course.

Numbers is how you can determine facts scientifically, which is as close to unbiased as you will get.

I guess that makes sense, but.....facts can't erase feelings.

No, but accepting they are fact is the first step to helping you change your feelings and be able to believe the truth one day.

I'm not sure why you're even interested in that happening, honestly.

[operation: change subject]

Because I hate seeing pretty girls blind themselves.

It's never a good sign of anything.

You actually remind me of a friend. The prettiest girl I know, and she says things like you.

I do?

She does?

She does. She says she isn't as pretty, says no one would want to kiss her, all these sad things.

And it makes me sad, because it's not true. She's beautiful. She always says I'm so pretty, which I am, but I think she's far more beautiful than I could ever be.

[Tugs at her collar and feels a bit guilty. She didn't mean to remind Roxy about a person (and thus, a universe) that was gone.]

Well....I can see why she'd say that. You really are pretty, Roxy.

And so is she.

And so are you.

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