Joke

"Hey," she asked him, "are you okay?" "Life is a complete joke," he replied, "and it's dark comedy for sure." "Hey," she said again, buying herself time to think of something wise, sitting down beside him and touching his arm. "Don't worry," he continued, surprisingly warm and comforting (soothing her alarm). "Like any bad joke, I intend to grind on it waaaaaaaaay too long until the ridiculousness of my tenacity makes it funny again." "All of the best material starts as a mediocre idea ... or an impossible one," she whispered (in full agreement), and laid her head on his shoulder.