[ veronica likes to compare her life to movies sometimes, drop a cool reference when the moment is right, but she's never quite had a moment like this. filmmakers got it right, that whole- things somehow slowing down in your mind, when you're hit with bad news you weren't expecting. it's not quite the same as when the police arrived at their apartment in manhattan to take daddy away for all the crimes he committed, but it's- similar. time slows. archie's voices dips out of range for a moment. she can hear that he's explaining himself but it all blurs for a little bit while her brain tries to process the first bit ]
You and Betty kissed?
[ still working through it. it's- well. it hurts. it hurts a lot. it's confusing. they were broken up. but it's betty. but she really did break his heart. but that was so soon after. but they were broken up? they were. it's not her fault, she knows she didn't push him to go kiss somebody else, but... yeah. it's confusing. she wants to ask when and why and how but he's already done it. his words are sinking in. ]
That's- [ she's trying to buy some time maybe, for herself and maybe archie too. not wanting to just leave him in silence after he explains himself. her eyes shut as her brow furrows, breath even. she's really, really trying to be calm. this might've rocked her confidence a bit, but not her confidence in him. that's what she has to focus on. ] It's. [ pause. huff. ] It's okay. I just need a second?
[ a few seconds, actually. but her eyes open again at least, so she can look at him while she thinks about what he's just told her. she just needs a moment to think ]
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You and Betty kissed?
[ still working through it. it's- well. it hurts. it hurts a lot. it's confusing. they were broken up. but it's betty. but she really did break his heart. but that was so soon after. but they were broken up? they were. it's not her fault, she knows she didn't push him to go kiss somebody else, but... yeah. it's confusing. she wants to ask when and why and how but he's already done it. his words are sinking in. ]
That's- [ she's trying to buy some time maybe, for herself and maybe archie too. not wanting to just leave him in silence after he explains himself. her eyes shut as her brow furrows, breath even. she's really, really trying to be calm. this might've rocked her confidence a bit, but not her confidence in him. that's what she has to focus on. ] It's. [ pause. huff. ] It's okay. I just need a second?
[ a few seconds, actually. but her eyes open again at least, so she can look at him while she thinks about what he's just told her. she just needs a moment to think ]