Phil grimaces. “Ugh. The void…? Yeah, god, I’m sorry about all that, I… can’t imagine any of that’s easy for you.”
Sympathizing. Both out of a genuine concern for Rich, and conveniently steering attention away from himself.
He shakes his head. “No. There’s… too much to be normal about it, it… Darcy had it really rough in October. I can’t—it’s not for me to say.” (That, and he also doesn’t even fully know what was up with her; she wouldn’t, can’t tell.) “But, um… the Halloween party at the end of the month ended up being a disaster, and she put a stop to it. She and Vance.” Two kids, he thinks.
“… Anyway.” He scratches at his chin. What was he saying? “I’ll be alright. I think I’m more worried about everybody else. You know. Like you.”
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Sympathizing. Both out of a genuine concern for Rich, and conveniently steering attention away from himself.
He shakes his head. “No. There’s… too much to be normal about it, it… Darcy had it really rough in October. I can’t—it’s not for me to say.” (That, and he also doesn’t even fully know what was up with her; she wouldn’t, can’t tell.) “But, um… the Halloween party at the end of the month ended up being a disaster, and she put a stop to it. She and Vance.” Two kids, he thinks.
“… Anyway.” He scratches at his chin. What was he saying? “I’ll be alright. I think I’m more worried about everybody else. You know. Like you.”