Do you always give up hope so easily?

[If he's going to be stubborn, well, two can play at that game. A frown is settled permanently on her face now and it looks strange on her usually soft features]

Dirk thinks the world of you, but he also believes himself the source of all of your problems.

[A quiet breath is drawn in, and let out on a sigh]

I believe that I can see where he gets such negativity from. You are quite mirror images of one another.