"His eyes are so intense I want to look away... or never look away, I can't decide." – Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

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"This is Westerden Optometrist, what are your symptoms?"

"What's up, Peanut?"

"Wow, you actually let me finish my sentence for once? I'm shook."

"Yeah, I thought I should let you have a few moments of happiness before I start pestering you to fix my eyesight again."

"Speaking of which–"

"Can you fix my eyesight now?"

"Right, I'll poke around the Internet and see if there are any eye conditions with similar symptoms, okay?"

"Sure, I guess that'll do."

"How are the eats?"

"Is that a real word?"

"I think of it as one."

"Well, I did manage to eat half a cupcake yesterday..."

"Really? Nice job, Retina!"

"Aw, thanks! And thank you for boosting my self-esteem, Peanut. I appreciate it."

"You're welcome. It's kind of my job."

"Your– wait, so you said that nice stuff just because it was your job?"

"I mean, I am an optometrist to be, but I do have a bit of experience with therapy."

"Is that what I am to you? Just a regular patient?"

"No! I mean, you're not just a patient, okay? I like talking to you."

"Oh, okay. I like talking to you too, I guess."

"Well, it's fun talking to you when you're not Queen Beeing at me."

"Now you're just making up words."

"I enjoy photosynthesising my opinion and differentiating other people's reactions."

"Biology and Calculus? Really?"

"Hey, you're brighter than I thought."

"Hell yeah, I am! You're the dumbo here."

"So, I'm an elephant? Cool!"

"Yeah, but you also have large ears. In fact, the weight of them are a good representation of your stupidity."

"Yes, I can measure their weight on those scales of yours that you check every other day. By the way, don't."

"Firstly, one step at a time, Peanut. Secondly, now who's the sassy one?"

"Still you."

"Tais-toi."

"Tu sais que tu m'aimes."