[A crack in the shell. Not the calm and collected Amber, but not the fake Amber that she's been showing to everyone else, either. For a second, she's vulnerable, like the Amber he saw when he asked her out on a date: someone who just lost her job, who felt like a failure, who didn't know what to do next, and wished she really was as untouchable as she always pretends to be.]
I just feel like an idiot.
[She runs a hand over her face, silent for a moment.]
I'm sorry if I sounded like I was belittling you. I believe you.
private
[A crack in the shell. Not the calm and collected Amber, but not the fake Amber that she's been showing to everyone else, either. For a second, she's vulnerable, like the Amber he saw when he asked her out on a date: someone who just lost her job, who felt like a failure, who didn't know what to do next, and wished she really was as untouchable as she always pretends to be.]
I just feel like an idiot.
[She runs a hand over her face, silent for a moment.]
I'm sorry if I sounded like I was belittling you. I believe you.