[You are just completely impossible. The irritation is fading and that in itself is irritating because she doesn't like to be manipulated. Except that this is sincerity.]

Still, give her a moment. She'll be looking away for a bit, trying to gather her thoughts and if you were anyone else, perhaps, it wouldn't matter as much]

I prefer blond. I'm not fond of change as a rule. But black is far better than red.

[She is not sure what to do with the other statement. She knows it and knows what it implies but she just isn't ready to look at it right now. There is still too much...] Likewise. After all, there are always wigs.

[And though her voice might sound a little hard, she's teasing]