[He knows what he means by that. By "us". And it makes another painful twinge show itself, one that tells of his unsureness. Has he really overcome and accomplished so much? Can someone be proud to be his friend?
He shuts his eyes and halts whatever negative path his thoughts took, and redirects them. Yes. Yes. He's come so far now, and he's proud to have his friends at his side, and he hopes they're proud of him, too. Yes, he's made mistakes, and there isn't a day of his life where he doesn't regret those mistakes and try his best to atone for them. But here he is. Happy. Proud. Himself, his own person.
He smiles a little now.]
We all have the right to feel this way, Ion. You're you, and no one else can be you. No one else walked with me through Cheagles Woods that day, no one else gave me that capacity core. Heh... No one else told me I was kind even though I was rude as hell - uh... just rude.
You're the only person who did that.
I know it's not as simple as just saying "I'm me". But you've already come a long way, and I think you'll believe in that some day, too.
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He shuts his eyes and halts whatever negative path his thoughts took, and redirects them. Yes. Yes. He's come so far now, and he's proud to have his friends at his side, and he hopes they're proud of him, too. Yes, he's made mistakes, and there isn't a day of his life where he doesn't regret those mistakes and try his best to atone for them. But here he is. Happy. Proud. Himself, his own person.
He smiles a little now.]
We all have the right to feel this way, Ion. You're you, and no one else can be you. No one else walked with me through Cheagles Woods that day, no one else gave me that capacity core. Heh... No one else told me I was kind even though I was rude as hell - uh... just rude.
You're the only person who did that.
I know it's not as simple as just saying "I'm me". But you've already come a long way, and I think you'll believe in that some day, too.
I'm proud to be your friend too, Ion.