It is not difficult to sever her ties to the world of light. Sunako has always been most comfortable in the shadows; turning her back on the light altogether is simplicity in itself. The ache in her heart and her stinging pride find relief in the glow of her television screen: monstrous faces, strangled screams, the splatter of blood.
If she is ugly, neither Josephine nor Hiroshi-kun care.
(Sunako does, still, despite herself).