"Because you do. Then if we were seen together, we wouldn't be noticed especially. It's illegal for a 3-Dayman to go out with a girl in red. You know that."
"It's illegal to wear the wrong color, too. Where did you get it—this coverall?"
"From a—a friend."
"She's bigger than you are—here. I like your waist."
"She's not bigger here."
"No." He smiled. "I like that too." He regarded her objectively. "You're very beautiful."
"Don't say that."
"Why not? It's true."
"It's what I'm supposed to be." Her mouth had a sad, reflective curve.
"What does that mean?"