Alright? No, nothing was all that alright at the moment. But Verity shrugged all the same. "I'm fine," she said, because it was the kind of thing you said if you didn't want to come off as a whiner.
But Percy was a friend, and she'd have to tell him about at least the Tracey part eventually. Looking up, she added, "The straight friend? Is avoiding me." Because I was stupid enough to kiss her when she dared me to. "I keep thinking we're good, that we're maybe going somewhere..." She shrugged helplessly. "So, yeah, I'm stupid and my gaydar is broken. Tell me something cheerful."