[he frowns to himself, as he thinks on how to explain this.]
Look, I saw something through the comm, asked him about it, rewatched it then realised it was probably something awfully traumatic for him. I didn't want to force him to relieve something terrible just to sate my own curiosity.
I got one of those fucking-- memory videos. I hadn't checked the network, I didn't know they were being sent out by accident. I thought maybe he'd sent it to me for a reason.
[fortuantely, it's clear in his tone that martin potentially picking him over rex or andy is just as baffling a concept; martin didn't, anyway.]
I didn't think it was a good idea to tell him he'd potentially just broadcasted something terrible when he responded with confusion.
[ Oh. Well fuck. Of course it would be that. She'd already seen one herself — Rex's. Probably should have guessed it was some dumb ImPort bullshit. Though, to be fair, in Archie's shoes, she probably would have thought it was sent intentionally too.
An exhale. The tone of her voice softens into something tired instead. ]
...He would have felt bad either way. At least if you'd told him, he'd know why.
[she can't see it, but he's rubbing his temple, irritated and tired as well. why do these things always have to be so fucking complicated? why can't one damn thing just be easy?]
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[he frowns to himself, as he thinks on how to explain this.]
Look, I saw something through the comm, asked him about it, rewatched it then realised it was probably something awfully traumatic for him. I didn't want to force him to relieve something terrible just to sate my own curiosity.
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[ That pause on the other end is her pursing her lips — he probably knows the face she's making all too well. Finally, with a sigh: ]
The uncertainty might not be the lesser fucking evil here, Arch.
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[fortuantely, it's clear in his tone that martin potentially picking him over rex or andy is just as baffling a concept; martin didn't, anyway.]
I didn't think it was a good idea to tell him he'd potentially just broadcasted something terrible when he responded with confusion.
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An exhale. The tone of her voice softens into something tired instead. ]
...He would have felt bad either way. At least if you'd told him, he'd know why.
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I'll talk to him.
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Thanks, Arch.