[ She says that simply but genuinely. The odds are against all of them here, but that doesn't mean he can't improve and become a better person. Sometimes, it's because people are against all odds that they rise.
He just needs to start to think that he can, too. ]
[ Giving up is so easy. He's done it more than once, only to be dragged back time and time again. With the mounting stakes and the faith of kind people like Shinobu, it's also gotten that much harder to flee.
Faced with Shinobu's confidence, he finds himself parroting the words that saved him when he thought he was going to break. Even if he'll never progress at the same pace as everyone else, he can still improve. In order to repay her kindness, he'll commit.
He just hopes that his natural cowardice doesn't lead him to betray her. ]
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Do you think I can do that here?
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[ She says that simply but genuinely. The odds are against all of them here, but that doesn't mean he can't improve and become a better person. Sometimes, it's because people are against all odds that they rise.
He just needs to start to think that he can, too. ]
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[ Giving up is so easy. He's done it more than once, only to be dragged back time and time again. With the mounting stakes and the faith of kind people like Shinobu, it's also gotten that much harder to flee.
Faced with Shinobu's confidence, he finds himself parroting the words that saved him when he thought he was going to break. Even if he'll never progress at the same pace as everyone else, he can still improve. In order to repay her kindness, he'll commit.
He just hopes that his natural cowardice doesn't lead him to betray her. ]
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[ Maybe he'll believe it someday. She can tell he doesn't now, not completely, but that's okay.
He could be lying down and doing nothing right now. ]