[ She looks at Ichiro, and it's not like she's someone who's completely unaffected. It's not like her heart can't be moved by protagonist BS. All she's ever needed is one person to try to reach out to her, to tell her to keep going.
She hasn't given up yet, but she's never been the most positive person. She takes in a small breath. ]
Yeah. I won't stop. There's something I can't give up.
[ ... ]
I'll keep trying.
[ As much as she allows herself, she hopes that Ichiro won't regret saying he wants to keep trying with her even if she thinks she doesn't deserve that hope. ]
I'll stop bitching, and we can keep moving.
[ Her words are laced with the sentiment of both Thank you and I'm sorry. ]
[ there's something i can't give up resonates with him. it's the kind of drive he uses to power himself, too. there's always something to fight for.
ichiro laughs, a soft, quiet thing, as she finishes, and squeezes her hand. ]
You can keep bitching, it's okay. This place kinda deserves bitching. We'll just have to bitch and fight at the same time, yeah?
[ that seems like the right idea. it kind of seems like all they can do, at this point - and shouting and yelling into the distance while attempting to fight off a broken system is pretty much what ichiro does on the daily.
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She hasn't given up yet, but she's never been the most positive person. She takes in a small breath. ]
Yeah. I won't stop. There's something I can't give up.
[ ... ]
I'll keep trying.
[ As much as she allows herself, she hopes that Ichiro won't regret saying he wants to keep trying with her even if she thinks she doesn't deserve that hope. ]
I'll stop bitching, and we can keep moving.
[ Her words are laced with the sentiment of both Thank you and I'm sorry. ]
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ichiro laughs, a soft, quiet thing, as she finishes, and squeezes her hand. ]
You can keep bitching, it's okay. This place kinda deserves bitching. We'll just have to bitch and fight at the same time, yeah?
[ that seems like the right idea. it kind of seems like all they can do, at this point - and shouting and yelling into the distance while attempting to fight off a broken system is pretty much what ichiro does on the daily.
no apologies needed. ] We're in this.