Coral: Your sister and Dustin were here just yesterday. Did she tell you they got engaged?
Lilith: Tell me? No, she never tells me anything. But I heard it from Mum already. ... She did start grilling me about when I was gonna get engaged too, in the same breath, so now I have to put up with that thanks to Angela.
Coral: Well, I know you don't believe it sometimes, but your mum does actually want what's best for you.
Lilith: She hasn't painted a brilliant picture of married life, to be honest... Why would she want that for me? The only reasonable explanation is because it would make her feel validated if she saw her daughters suffer through the same thing she has had to suffer through.
Coral: You're making very bold assumptions about your mother. And marriage doesn't have to be a pain. Look, I'll be honest, your dad, he's— well, he's not the best of examples. But with a good guy... it can be easy. That Dirk of yours — I think he's a good guy.
Lilith: Eh, he is... he is a good guy... but...
Coral: But what?
Lilith: It's just that ever since I dropped out of college, I feel like he's been angry with me. I get that I've let everyone down, but I think he had the highest hopes for me — and now that I can barely find a job and don't do much with myself, he just looks so disappointed all the time. I think I'm making him unhappy, and that's... making me unhappy too.
Herb: Wanna know what I think? You're still very young, if he's not making you happy, you don't have to settle down with him. There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
Coral: Herb! Lilith, don't listen to your grandfather.
Herb: I'm just saying — she still has options!
Coral: It's one thing to recognise you have options if things go wrong, and another thing to not appreciate what you have and throw it all away recklessly. Just because she's young, doesn't mean she can't know when she's found something real.
Lilith: It's okay, Granny, I appreciate your advice, it's just... I just think I have a lot on my mind at the moment. I can't even be thinking about stuff like marriage. I've got the job search, the rent, submitting my music to labels, and the woocking elections coming up too... By the way, I know it's getting kind of late, but can't you guys try to dissuade Mum from running? I really can't be dealing with my mum becoming mayor right now.
