xie lian's quiet for a moment, shifting to move his arm so hikaru can lean against him more solidly as he reads, and just feels...
...he feels proud, for a moment. it's been a bit of a rollercoaster the past week with this young lady, but this is growth. and growing is hard, especially if you're young, especially in a situation like this, when you've had the world on your shoulders, and had so many parts of you taken away.
as he speaks, his voice is soft, but there's a steely determination to it, a strength that calls to his experience, and his own convictions. ] ...I'm glad to hear that. All of it. It is as I said before - you can rely on all of us here to support you, as you have been so supportive to many of us. The best way to find our way through this situation is together.
You may not remember all the parts of you - the whys, and the hows - but that doesn't mean that they have left you forever. That's why we're here, to save the Realm, isn't it? To restore everything.
...When I went on that strange adventure, a few weeks back, and sat in that chair, the last thing that I remembered before I lost consciousness was the system telling me "Your heart is your only defense." I've tried to think about this entire place in that same context since; that perhaps my head may not be the same as it was when I entered, and I may have lost parts of me, but... [ he pauses, and then reaches over, to gently tap his index and pointer finger at hikaru's sternum. ] -- This is strong. And this does not change. If you can rely on it, then it will guide you to the right place.
That is what I believe.
[ this is like the third iroh speech i've written in like two days i'm so tired
anyway. ] My young friend, we will be able to move forward, with that sort of attitude. Tell me - have you picked a name to call yourself, until yours returns to you?
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xie lian's quiet for a moment, shifting to move his arm so hikaru can lean against him more solidly as he reads, and just feels...
...he feels proud, for a moment. it's been a bit of a rollercoaster the past week with this young lady, but this is growth. and growing is hard, especially if you're young, especially in a situation like this, when you've had the world on your shoulders, and had so many parts of you taken away.
as he speaks, his voice is soft, but there's a steely determination to it, a strength that calls to his experience, and his own convictions. ] ...I'm glad to hear that. All of it. It is as I said before - you can rely on all of us here to support you, as you have been so supportive to many of us. The best way to find our way through this situation is together.
You may not remember all the parts of you - the whys, and the hows - but that doesn't mean that they have left you forever. That's why we're here, to save the Realm, isn't it? To restore everything.
...When I went on that strange adventure, a few weeks back, and sat in that chair, the last thing that I remembered before I lost consciousness was the system telling me "Your heart is your only defense." I've tried to think about this entire place in that same context since; that perhaps my head may not be the same as it was when I entered, and I may have lost parts of me, but... [ he pauses, and then reaches over, to gently tap his index and pointer finger at hikaru's sternum. ] -- This is strong. And this does not change. If you can rely on it, then it will guide you to the right place.
That is what I believe.
[ this is like the third iroh speech i've written in like two days i'm so tired
anyway. ] My young friend, we will be able to move forward, with that sort of attitude. Tell me - have you picked a name to call yourself, until yours returns to you?