( the nick bomb doesn't obliterate her grasp on anything or send her emotional state into shambles. he'd mentioned betty and archie and so it makes sense if it's the same nick that she'd met. )
Is that all they do? Discipline by time-outs?
( all she's hearing is what she already knows: she needs to keep her head down and fall in line. veronica needs to learn how to play the game before she can win. )
I won't do anything irreversible. I'm seething, not determined to tear myself down.
How have you adjusted so well? I'm not disagreeing with you because I know I will. I have to. I'd appreciate some pointers.
[ Indeed, one and the same; Reggie notices belatedly, but then is too relieved Veronica's just continuing on forward to really question the implications of that. ]
no I'm just saying what happened to me sumtimes instead of locking u up they make u do things instead either 1-on-1 or in public & u probably already know what happens if u cant meet their quota thing
[ But all right, might as well just be as candid and honest as he can about this; Ronnie's not made of glass, and talking around the reality of this place doesn't actually do her or anyone any favors. ]
I'm just good at that I guess if I've learned anything about life its that all u rly ever need to know is when to roll w a punch or when to throw one but uh
[ How does he say this... ]
it helps to not be too stubborn if that makes any sense get some stuff out of the way but like, on ur own terms b4 ur ever in a position where u HAVE to do it u know?
You receive treatment that makes you more agreeable to filling said quota.
( she stares at the words 'make u do things' for much, much longer than the rest of his words. he's being indistinct but combining that explanation with a solo or paired demonstration, she can piece the picture together. )
It makes perfect sense. Back home, I would've compared it to controlling the narrative. Getting out in front of something. That's what you're getting at, isn't it? Choose before it's chosen for me.
( she knows that he's right — he's been here longer, he's seen it firsthand, he's speaking from the seat of experience — and she hates it anyway. not him and not because he's right and she's wrong, just the entirety of owning it. she's good at it and she can do it, put a spin on it that makes it her own because she has to. )
When you put it into perspective like that, it sounds like you have everything figured out.
yeah pretty much that exactly not that I'm saying u should go out and try just ANYTHING with ANYONE but like just dont be afraid to experiment a little I guess is what I'm saying even if its just with someone u trust
[ Granted, he's gone out and hooked up with people he barely knew because sometimes it feels more vulnerable and uncomfortable to try certain things with people who know you better, people who might see you every day, but like his branding says, he is reckless.
Plus, he also didn't have someone for him here the way Veronica and Archie now will have each other.
And on that note... Reggie pauses, before he quickly adds: ]
u know, like archie
plus who knows, u might not hate ALL of it or even most of it I know a few ppl who've learned more about what they like since theyve been here like for example maybe u'll find out that ur also into girls or sumthing
[ Or, if she is but already knew that, either on some repressed subconscious level, or a simply questioning one, or a fully aware but simply lacked the right opportunity one, it's as good a time as any to explore that.
Just... as a random example, of course, not that he relates to that hypothetical a lot or anything... ]
but I dont really theres allot I'm still figuring out I just dont let stuff like this get to me
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Is that all they do?
Discipline by time-outs?
( all she's hearing is what she already knows: she needs to keep her head down and fall in line. veronica needs to learn how to play the game before she can win. )
I won't do anything irreversible.
I'm seething, not determined to tear myself down.
How have you adjusted so well?
I'm not disagreeing with you because I know I will.
I have to.
I'd appreciate some pointers.
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no
I'm just saying what happened to me
sumtimes instead of locking u up they make u do things instead
either 1-on-1 or in public
& u probably already know what happens if u cant meet their quota thing
[ But all right, might as well just be as candid and honest as he can about this; Ronnie's not made of glass, and talking around the reality of this place doesn't actually do her or anyone any favors. ]
I'm just good at that I guess
if I've learned anything about life its that all u rly ever need to know is when to roll w a punch or when to throw one
but
uh
[ How does he say this... ]
it helps to not be too stubborn if that makes any sense
get some stuff out of the way but like, on ur own terms
b4 ur ever in a position where u HAVE to do it u know?
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( she stares at the words 'make u do things' for much, much longer than the rest of his words. he's being indistinct but combining that explanation with a solo or paired demonstration, she can piece the picture together. )
It makes perfect sense.
Back home, I would've compared it to controlling the narrative.
Getting out in front of something.
That's what you're getting at, isn't it?
Choose before it's chosen for me.
( she knows that he's right — he's been here longer, he's seen it firsthand, he's speaking from the seat of experience — and she hates it anyway. not him and not because he's right and she's wrong, just the entirety of owning it. she's good at it and she can do it, put a spin on it that makes it her own because she has to. )
When you put it into perspective like that, it sounds like you have everything figured out.
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pretty much that exactly
not that I'm saying u should go out and try just ANYTHING with ANYONE but
like
just dont be afraid to experiment a little I guess is what I'm saying
even if its just with someone u trust
[ Granted, he's gone out and hooked up with people he barely knew because sometimes it feels more vulnerable and uncomfortable to try certain things with people who know you better, people who might see you every day, but like his branding says, he is reckless.
Plus, he also didn't have someone for him here the way Veronica and Archie now will have each other.
And on that note... Reggie pauses, before he quickly adds: ]
u know, like archie
plus who knows, u might not hate ALL of it
or even most of it
I know a few ppl who've learned more about what they like since theyve been here
like for example maybe u'll find out that ur also into girls or sumthing
[ Or, if she is but already knew that, either on some repressed subconscious level, or a simply questioning one, or a fully aware but simply lacked the right opportunity one, it's as good a time as any to explore that.
Just... as a random example, of course, not that he relates to that hypothetical a lot or anything... ]
but I dont really
theres allot I'm still figuring out
I just dont let stuff like this get to me