"Oh Beth," Berta sighed, teary and showing more upset than she had done previously. She put her arms around Beth and gave her a squeeze. She was her best friend. They were connected! Berta wasn't about to fuck that up just because of some fucking gender misunderstanding. "You are so fucking brave. You... look at this picture, this isn't you! Lookit! How did... I mean look at what you've done to be yourself, look at how gorgeous you are!"