[semi-open] fourth truth bullet: kogamo

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Who: Hajime Hinata and YOU
What: A catch-all log for Hinata throughout the month! Closed things will added by request, open things for stuff outside of event top-levels
Where: Various
When: Mostly September, may also include some backdated threads
Warnings: none at the moment

Notes: feel free to hit me up at Yamadori for any plotting!

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[Hinata can't help the soft laugh that escapes him.]

If you're rejecting it, I guess I can't refute that. [The smile he wears is a little sad, but it's a true one.] You're welcome.

[Ishimaru's words roll over him like a balm, old pains that wore on his heart finally being eased. If he'd had someone like that growing up... many things would be different, probably.]

It'd be a better world, I think, if we had more people that tried to be role models like you. If you have a mindset like that, it'll carry you far, Ishimaru. I know things might be bad here, but... Hold onto that, for when we can get out of here, and you'll be able to do a lot of good.

[Echoes upon echoes upon echoes - the things that Hinata Hajime will always tell Ishimaru Kiyotaka, because encountering those words will invoke the same response in his heart.]

[moraloutrage]

[It's a bittersweet conversation for Ishimaru. It's much like when the two of them first originally met. It's comforting for him to meet someone who agrees with his path of hard work and is so supportive of it! It's not often that he meets someone so likeminded. But at the same time, he already has met someone like this - the first time he met Hajime. So it hurts too, that he has to meet this person he got along with so well all over again. He can't imagine what it would be like if he had to start from scratch with someone even closer to him, like Mondo.

Ishimaru smiles softly as the other boy accepts the rejection of his apology. There's no sense letting him beat himself up over something that he had no control over, which was the result of an attack! And as Hinata continues speaking, he feels a strong sense of validation as Hinata's support of his views go on.]

Yes, that is exactly what I hope for. I hope to influence and shape the world, to create a society based around hard work! That is my dream. Even those with natural talent should learn the value of working hard, in order to avoid the pitfalls that come with genius. [Like the pitfall that ensnared his grandfather.

He holds up his hand to his heart.]

Rest assured... I will continue to hold onto my feelings and beliefs, and I will carry them forward with me through whatever hardships might await. [In a way, it's refreshing to talk to Hinata like this. With little to no memories of this school, he has yet to have his spirits beaten down by it.] ...Thank you, Hinata-kun. I can assure you that I will do my absolute best.

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Yeah... [His nod is a little slow at first, but then it becomes a little firmer, smile a little broader.] I could tell before, but... Now I'm sure of it. You're definitely somebody that could make the world a better place.

[It's strange, isn't it, when genius could easily equate to talent - and isn't that something Hinata has always thought of admiringly, Hope's Peak a place that he always adored? But he's also always been someone that works hard - even if some of his memories are hazy, that one thing remains clear. Someone that places value in the thing that he's done all his life... Ishimaru Kiyotaka.

Hinata can see, why he took reassurance in him as a friend.]

I don't know what things'll be like when we get out here, but... If there's ever anything I can do to support you, I'll do whatever I can.

[moraloutrage]

[Ishimaru's smile grows warmer as he feels the additional validation, and he humbly bows his head at the other boy.]

Thank you very much, Hinata-kun. Your faith in me is empowering! I feel inspired to work even harder than before.

[His fist balls up with determination as he regards the other boy! They can rebuild this connection. Ishimaru is sure of it now!]

And I am quite happy to have your support. Together, we can endorse the values of hard work and prove the folly of so-called genius! I am... quite glad to meet you once again, Hinata-kun! [It's a bittersweet feeling, but ultimately it's a good thing to get to know Hinata again.]