"Would that be your take for anyone who wasn't you?" Arden asked. "If I started talking about my nightmares, would you say things suck, just accept it?"

Also, we weren't talking about mullet!Cal right now. Or thinking about him. Mullet!Cal wasn't real and couldn't hurt her.

"I wouldn't make you look stupid," she added. "I mean, I'd also probably just take you to a salon. I've only ever cut my hair." She patted her silk scarf.