Maybe? Is it? [ she sighs, not unhappily. ] Words are hard. Right now. [ and they sound like they're literally coming with difficultly, the way she says them is slow, like she's figuring out what she means to say as she goes. ] Because of, everything. And I want to make sure. That I'm, uh, communicating clearly. Or... oh fuck it. [ she squeezes his hand but presses forward for another kiss. that type of communication is easy. words are hard. ]