"At least it can't get any worse."

"Zell! Do not say something like that. That always makes something worse!" Selphie shrieked. "You're practically hand delivering an invitation to the universe to prove you wrong when you think that out loud."

"Eh, I'd beg to differ. The power of positive thinking goes a long way." the blond disagreed. "And besides, if the universe was listening, just thinking about it would probably be enough to dare it to do its worst if it was that powerful."

"…Oh. My. God. Why did you say that out loud? Never mind the universe, you made it worse!"

At this point, Zell was inclined to agree.