[Whatever thoughts she had about carefully playing this out are a little pointless now, but that doesn't mean she's completely losing herself in the argument. She doesn't point out that the ghost she's carrying is her own, she doesn't need to say that she's already reinvented herself a dozen times and it never works out. Max is angry, but she's rarely careless.]
This is as good as it gets! [Now she gestures, a rough sweep of her hand to indicate herself.] This is a reinvention. Whatever you think I am, I guarantee the reality is far worse.
[She has been different here; she hasn't slept with a single person! Or murdered anyone! It's been great, but she doesn't believe that she can be a real person again. It doesn't mean she can let go of all her masks. Not the way he seems to want.]
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This is as good as it gets! [Now she gestures, a rough sweep of her hand to indicate herself.] This is a reinvention. Whatever you think I am, I guarantee the reality is far worse.
[She has been different here; she hasn't slept with a single person! Or murdered anyone! It's been great, but she doesn't believe that she can be a real person again. It doesn't mean she can let go of all her masks. Not the way he seems to want.]