[ Unlearning all or nothing thinking will come somewhere along the way, if he manages to keep himself balanced on the path. For now, this keeps him moving in the direction he wants to go, and if it's not magic beans, it's still something that grows.
(He wonders what kind of magic the beans are, to solve problems.)]
I don't think I'm good at that. [ Now his hands come together, a loose empty basket in his lap. ] Living in the world. But I'm good at practice.
[ So: he keeps doing it. It would be easy to hide, shut himself up in another ruin like the ones he used to secret himself away in - but for now, he's found. ]
So. There it is.
[ He uncurls. He leans back against the chair and looks at the ceiling, blowing a stray hair out of his eye. ]
...thank you. For talking to me about this. Even without the beans. [ It could be a bad time; it probably is; he hazards it anyway: ] They're not in the mochi?
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(He wonders what kind of magic the beans are, to solve problems.)]
I don't think I'm good at that. [ Now his hands come together, a loose empty basket in his lap. ] Living in the world. But I'm good at practice.
[ So: he keeps doing it. It would be easy to hide, shut himself up in another ruin like the ones he used to secret himself away in - but for now, he's found. ]
So. There it is.
[ He uncurls. He leans back against the chair and looks at the ceiling, blowing a stray hair out of his eye. ]
...thank you. For talking to me about this. Even without the beans. [ It could be a bad time; it probably is; he hazards it anyway: ] They're not in the mochi?