[For her part, she's doing her best to take control of her vulnerabilities, so having someone try to scare her into being properly scared—as if she's failed to weigh the situation around her—really tramples over that sense of control. Of ease. Of willingness to face this head on.
Veronica knows it's going to be hard. She doesn't need someone to tell her when she's already admitting it (and has admitted it in the past). Having it repeated to her feels like nothing short of condescended to (and a Lodge can easily feel that way—)]
I'm fine. I'm not lying. I set myself up right here.
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Veronica knows it's going to be hard. She doesn't need someone to tell her when she's already admitting it (and has admitted it in the past). Having it repeated to her feels like nothing short of condescended to (and a Lodge can easily feel that way—)]
I'm fine. I'm not lying. I set myself up right here.
[Though she's glad now that she did.]