[ An observation he didn't quite mean to make aloud, but it just hit him so quickly, and it makes him smile. ]
But yeah. That's exactly what happened. Beifong saw that I was right, and I did need to... actually work with the rest of the force. I was just so used to not having anyone else to rely on, you know?
[a stick-with-it guy? Manabu blinks at that, needing a few seconds to get it around his foggy head, and by then Mako's already moved on, so Manabu does as well.]
I-it's good that you found a way to, though...people aren't...made to deal with tough stuff all alone all the time. At least, that's how it usually is. [he can't really speak to outliers, can he? he's been a pain-in-the-ass team player from the get-go; striking out on his own wasn't really ever in the books for him.
lo and behold! he's out on his own here. and it's not going great.]
Though I guess...being here makes that...kind of tough, huh.
[ There is a quiet kind of sympathy in Mako's voice and on his face. He tries to keep it down, because he himself hates being pitied, and he doesn't want to do that to Manabu. He can handle himself, Mako is sure, but— ]
But you're not. Not really. Everyone here is—honestly, it's kind of weird how willing everyone is to help each other. It would never happen like that back home.
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[ An observation he didn't quite mean to make aloud, but it just hit him so quickly, and it makes him smile. ]
But yeah. That's exactly what happened. Beifong saw that I was right, and I did need to... actually work with the rest of the force. I was just so used to not having anyone else to rely on, you know?
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I-it's good that you found a way to, though...people aren't...made to deal with tough stuff all alone all the time. At least, that's how it usually is. [he can't really speak to outliers, can he? he's been a pain-in-the-ass team player from the get-go; striking out on his own wasn't really ever in the books for him.
lo and behold! he's out on his own here. and it's not going great.]
Though I guess...being here makes that...kind of tough, huh.
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[ There is a quiet kind of sympathy in Mako's voice and on his face. He tries to keep it down, because he himself hates being pitied, and he doesn't want to do that to Manabu. He can handle himself, Mako is sure, but— ]
But you're not. Not really. Everyone here is—honestly, it's kind of weird how willing everyone is to help each other. It would never happen like that back home.
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Guess it...depends on who you run into around here, huh.
[because sometimes rather than help, they deck you.
...then help later.]