It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks something is worth, or what they think of joy. The only one who gets to decide those things for you is yourself. [He's looked away for about as long as he can afford to; he breaks eye contact, hands flying over the pot.] It's alright if you don't know yet, either. Just like with those preparations you mentioned to me... it's not something you have to know right away.
[A home that felt hollow, colorless, then full of betrayal. Tokyo felt like where his life began.
He's almost certain it can't compare to whatever deep wounds Dolph experienced. But maybe he knows the steps that are similar enough to help.]
You're the one that decides those things for yourself. I can't tell you how you should or shouldn't feel about something. But I can tell you what worked for me. [His eyes fall shut for just a moment, several faces flashing in his mind's eye - and then quick enough, he's back to work again.] I did what I think you've already started to do. I found myself surrounded by people that knew love. I let their kindness teach me and help me relearn things I thought I'd forgotten. And slowly, everything else fell into place.
[He became happy. Even in the times that he felt hollow, even in the times he felt grief... They helped him be happy.]
Keep finding your way.
[And then, ever so slightly, his voice shifts into something firmer. Deeper.]
Steal back what was stolen from you. Make this life yours.
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[He nods at him. There's a quiet approval there.]
It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks something is worth, or what they think of joy. The only one who gets to decide those things for you is yourself. [He's looked away for about as long as he can afford to; he breaks eye contact, hands flying over the pot.] It's alright if you don't know yet, either. Just like with those preparations you mentioned to me... it's not something you have to know right away.
[A home that felt hollow, colorless, then full of betrayal. Tokyo felt like where his life began.
He's almost certain it can't compare to whatever deep wounds Dolph experienced. But maybe he knows the steps that are similar enough to help.]
You're the one that decides those things for yourself. I can't tell you how you should or shouldn't feel about something. But I can tell you what worked for me. [His eyes fall shut for just a moment, several faces flashing in his mind's eye - and then quick enough, he's back to work again.] I did what I think you've already started to do. I found myself surrounded by people that knew love. I let their kindness teach me and help me relearn things I thought I'd forgotten. And slowly, everything else fell into place.
[He became happy. Even in the times that he felt hollow, even in the times he felt grief... They helped him be happy.]
Keep finding your way.
[And then, ever so slightly, his voice shifts into something firmer. Deeper.]
Steal back what was stolen from you. Make this life yours.