Darcy doesn't make it easy to avoid misunderstanding, in Ava's experience. But Helena is a better communicator than her. Sweeter and gentler. So she imagines she has more luck, gets the benefit of the doubt.

"I think it's best to not know what you're doing," Ava claims cheerfully, as somebody who came onto the ship with no experience with even friendship much less anything romantic. "It's more natural, isn't it. Fumbling your way through without cheat codes."