[Rich is a little doubtful, but he supposed he shouldn't be. 6000 years, give or take, is a very long time, and there are a lot of people who had it a lot worse than him. It's natural they would have reacted worse than him too.
The one thing he completely doubts is Aziraphale's comment on his intelligent. Rich flushes indignantly, opening his mouth, determined to argue... but he can't seem to think of anything that really disproves that, which only makes him more mortified.]
Well, I never did well in school... I mean, I don't know.
[He knows very well why he did poorly in school, and knows that he can't measure all forms of intelligence with the bullshit standards American education goes by... but there's got to be some reason that he's stupid! And it's not that he was just listening to the SQUIP, because he swore he tossed out everything it said about him months ago. Doesn't matter how long it should naturally take to unlearn destructive behaviors, they're gone.]
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The one thing he completely doubts is Aziraphale's comment on his intelligent. Rich flushes indignantly, opening his mouth, determined to argue... but he can't seem to think of anything that really disproves that, which only makes him more mortified.]
Well, I never did well in school... I mean, I don't know.
[He knows very well why he did poorly in school, and knows that he can't measure all forms of intelligence with the bullshit standards American education goes by... but there's got to be some reason that he's stupid! And it's not that he was just listening to the SQUIP, because he swore he tossed out everything it said about him months ago. Doesn't matter how long it should naturally take to unlearn destructive behaviors, they're gone.]