[ He almost asks something like "Why, did something else happen already?" but then stops himself, aggravated already by having been forced to Talk Seriously as much as he has already. God, this is just-- fine, it's probably unavoidable, given whatever it is Betty keeps hedging around, but that doesn't mean Reggie has to be happy about it. ]
its nbd archie'll probably offer anyway I'm just saving us all some time
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I'm glad you haven't changed.
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even I cant improve on perfection, so I dont bother even trying
hey u talked to archie yet
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Things got really bad back home, Reggie.
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what do u mean
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why cant u just tell me now
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this better not be something about me
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about archie?
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[ Like Moose and Midge.]
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are u at the house yet
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think ur gonna be crashing there or what
?
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I mean just ftr its fine with me if u want to
makes no difference to me
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[ get hugs.]
Thank you for the offer. I don't think I can stay where I was, to be honest.
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its nbd
archie'll probably offer anyway
I'm just saving us all some time
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do what u want
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I'll see you later.