An odd little Mary-Sue-ish thing which was niggling at me this morning, partly inspired by some things that niggled at me about "The Satan Pit". One mild spoiler, for those who want to avoid such things.
( and so it begins )

This occurred to me as I was brushing my hair...

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"Money isn't everything."

"You," Avon spat, "are naive."

"Oh, absolutely." She began to sing:
"Innocent, shy and scared am I
Of things beyond my ken.
I need someone, older and wiser
Telling me what to doooooo.
You are thirty-nine
Going on forty
I-I'll depe-end on you!"

She grinned back at his scowl.

Funny what you think of in the shower.

Avon: I would never consider suicide.
Cally: Are you afraid of the dark?
Avon: I prefer to see where I'm going.
Cally: Are you afraid of the light?
Avon: Darkness equals light? Typically irrational.
Cally: It is not dark, it is just unknown.
Avon: I prefer to know where I'm going.
Cally: There's one way of finding out.
Avon: A piece of knowledge which I would be unable to benefit from.
Cally: Are you afraid of the dark?
Avon: I prefer not to rush headlong into the unknown. I leave that to Tarrant.