Inaba whacks him on the head for it, though. Lightly, but enough. ]
You're so stupid. . . that's why you have to improve. Because I believe you're not a bad person. And I believe that you can get a hold of your ability and control it.
[He lets out a yelp of surprise, not so much pain, at the whack.
And then he listens, because there's nothing else he can do. He can't deny it, because he wants to be capable of that. But at the same time... it's so hard to believe.]
....I want to. I'm not sure if it will make any difference, but I don't want to hurt people.
Believe in yourself a little more, Atsushi. If you want to, you have to stay determined. You can't just give a weak answer and say that you don't know if it'll make any difference when you haven't even bothered trying.
Well, [ her voice is calm and attempts to be soothing ] just know that you're not alone. I'm sure that everyone else is willing to help, too. Not just me. But like I said before.
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[He droops a little.
He hadn't eaten for a week, and hadn't eaten meat for a month, after that mission gone wrong.]
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They'd. . .be scared, understandably.
[ Ironic, given that one of Inaba's dislikes are 'supernatural phenomena'. ]
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[ Ah.
That came out instinctively. Almost too quickly, and she finds herself reeling a bit. ]
. . . I don't think anyone deserves to stay contained.
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[If Inaba hasn't guessed, both Atsushi's have self-esteem in the negatives.]
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Inaba whacks him on the head for it, though. Lightly, but enough. ]
You're so stupid. . . that's why you have to improve. Because I believe you're not a bad person. And I believe that you can get a hold of your ability and control it.
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And then he listens, because there's nothing else he can do. He can't deny it, because he wants to be capable of that. But at the same time... it's so hard to believe.]
....I want to. I'm not sure if it will make any difference, but I don't want to hurt people.
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He has tried, though. He's tried so much, back home, here... and it just seems like, sometimes...]
I'm trying.
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But then she pulls back, away from him. ]
Well, [ her voice is calm and attempts to be soothing ] just know that you're not alone. I'm sure that everyone else is willing to help, too. Not just me. But like I said before.
I'm willing to help in any way.