[ Thanks a million, Venat. Maruki adjusts the satchel over his shoulder and tightens his grip on the walking stick, measures his breaths as best he can as he dives right into the heart of the matter. It's always easy to do around Venat. ]
People want to know why I'm so invested in helping them, or anyone else. I can understand that question, of course... I know that my profession didn't exist in most people's realities.
[ But it goes beyond that. ]
And I think it speaks to how little value some people put in themselves. Why would a relative stranger genuinely care about them? Why should they matter?
[ In dreams, in reality. People he's just met and those he's been counseling for nearly a full month. The question never changes.
Maruki looks over at her, serious. He means every word of this. ]
Everyone matters to me. Everyone. That's not conditional of anything. It's so... foundational, I guess. Without that, nothing else I believe in has a leg to stand on. So explaining it in a way that will sink in for others is...
[ He sighs, gestures vaguely in the air before them as they continue ever onwards. ]
It's proving to be a challenge.
[ And with that, he'll shut the hell up and try to catch his breath. ]
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Date: 2024-06-10 05:25 pm (UTC)People want to know why I'm so invested in helping them, or anyone else. I can understand that question, of course... I know that my profession didn't exist in most people's realities.
[ But it goes beyond that. ]
And I think it speaks to how little value some people put in themselves. Why would a relative stranger genuinely care about them? Why should they matter?
[ In dreams, in reality. People he's just met and those he's been counseling for nearly a full month. The question never changes.
Maruki looks over at her, serious. He means every word of this. ]
Everyone matters to me. Everyone. That's not conditional of anything. It's so... foundational, I guess. Without that, nothing else I believe in has a leg to stand on. So explaining it in a way that will sink in for others is...
[ He sighs, gestures vaguely in the air before them as they continue ever onwards. ]
It's proving to be a challenge.
[ And with that, he'll shut the hell up and try to catch his breath. ]