Hell yeah, you're dumb. [She readily agrees with him, smiling and managing a dry laugh at his expense. She doubts he'll mind it. Her head turns just enough to press her cheek into his touch, trying to read what he's feeling or thinking.

He's not mad at her. Not afraid of her, she doesn't think. Then what is it that makes him continually so stupid?]

But you can't keep promising we'll stick together just so you can pull away at the first minor inconvenience. If we're in this together, it's all or nothing.

[Karen apparently is only ride or die these days.]