I can respect that. I have some of those of my own.
[ Which is nothing but the truth, really. And then Spencer's put in another awkward position, but at least one where the answer is clear to him, if difficult to communicate. Still, he'd rather struggle with how to say something than with what to say at all. ]
I'm sure you're selling yourself short, Lydia. Don't tone anything down for my sake, just don't do anything you're not comfortable with? Maybe I sound like an old man saying that. [ He means it, though. Reid isn't about to essentially slut shame given his unfortunate familiarity with it from unsubs, and his personal discomfort isn't enough to make him embarrass someone else. But he has seen a lot, and he just wants to make sure... ]
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[ Which is nothing but the truth, really. And then Spencer's put in another awkward position, but at least one where the answer is clear to him, if difficult to communicate. Still, he'd rather struggle with how to say something than with what to say at all. ]
I'm sure you're selling yourself short, Lydia. Don't tone anything down for my sake, just don't do anything you're not comfortable with? Maybe I sound like an old man saying that. [ He means it, though. Reid isn't about to essentially slut shame given his unfortunate familiarity with it from unsubs, and his personal discomfort isn't enough to make him embarrass someone else. But he has seen a lot, and he just wants to make sure... ]