[ He's trying to give the ones in charge information. But he doesn't have the forethought to check for anyone that might be lingering around. Anyone he might interrupt with the talking. When he takes in the other voice the muscles in his back tense and tighten. He didn't mean to ramble on with an audience. He looks over his shoulder at her and nods his head. He realizes that she's trying to make the situation less awkward. He appreciates that. Sorta. ]

Yeah. I uh--I hope they keep good on the promise they made to help him. [ It's easy to get a teenage boys loyalty when you promise to fix his father. When you promise to mend the wounds caused by another. Right now Archie is like puddy to the people in charge. If they wanted they could tell him to do just about anything and he'd agree. Simply because they helped his dad.

Finally he turns away from his dad's pod a little bit to acknowledge her better. The blonde hair makes him think of Betty and for a moment he looks down the row as he thinks about his best friend. ] Yeah, he'd get a kick out of this place. I mean he might complain about the weird door stuff, but he'd adjust. He's always been pretty good at just going with the flow of things.