You sound like you have it more figured out than me.
We'll have to go back eventually.
It's just been a lot easier knowing that if I mess up, someone else will step up to take my place here. The Doctor and that Bruce guy stepped up and made sure that all parts of the taraxa mission were handled when I couldn't see a way around some of it.
Voltron works together. But Voltron needs a strong pilot. Not someone who doesn't want to do it.
then you remember what i did, and what you said to me after. i don't think it's your skills that make you strong, keith. anyone can be a good fighter or a good pilot with enough practice. your strength is that you make other people feel capable too. feel good.
yes you can. there's all sorts of ways to get stuff done. and all sorts of things that people would never do if no one ever believed they could. if no one pushed them.
[Is telling people forcefully to do a thing belief? Keith hasn't really thought too hard about it beyond feeling like he's not good at the feelingsy part of things.]
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We'll have to go back eventually.
It's just been a lot easier knowing that if I mess up, someone else will step up to take my place here. The Doctor and that Bruce guy stepped up and made sure that all parts of the taraxa mission were handled when I couldn't see a way around some of it.
Voltron works together. But Voltron needs a strong pilot. Not someone who doesn't want to do it.
Not me.
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but maybe it's not such a bad idea, staying until you can see it too.
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[This would be a thing he could be checked on, but Keith knows what he's good at.
It's just—]
That doesn't make me a leader.
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i don't think it's your skills that make you strong, keith. anyone can be a good fighter or a good pilot with enough practice. your strength is that you make other people feel capable too. feel good.
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I usually just ... tell people to do stuff. You can't make something happen if you aren't doing it.
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[Is telling people forcefully to do a thing belief? Keith hasn't really thought too hard about it beyond feeling like he's not good at the feelingsy part of things.]
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it's why i'm glad you're staying. if you weren't. or if kisuke wasn't ... i don't know that i could.
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Just because we know things will wait for us.
Eventually ... it's gonna be strange if we do go back.
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it's selfish of me. i'm just not ready yet. there's too much for me here.
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It's not like I can come back once I leave.
Neither of us can.
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[ sooner or later they'll have to say goodbye. there's no other version of this. but ... she's not ready to. not just yet. ]
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That means you can't go and get transferred again.
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I guess I'll take it.
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Instead:]
I won't leave either.
Thanks for wanting to stay.
[Because it means a lot to him.]
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[ The possibility of losing him thrust that into her stark awareness. ]
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[Hard to say without provocation, but it feels important to say it back.]