I know. I hate sand. Coarse, rough... what's it good for?

[she smiles and runs her fingers through ruby's hair gently, mostly to sift the sand out but also to be cute at her.]

Speaking of this town being a jerk. I... it's not a big deal. But I can't wrap my head around the idea of my other eye "coming back". It's more like I have an extra eye, if... that makes sense. Like in my head, I'm only supposed to have the one.

[that sounds stupid to even talk about. like what, meaningfully, is the difference? what does it matter? but it still gnaws at her if she thinks about it too hard, so maybe that alone makes it something worth talking about.]

So it's weird, you know? But I don't know if I can do anything about it.