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[strawberrysorbae]

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[splasher]

But, Satsuki-chan.

[...tries to word this right]

You're working at honing those skills you have. Perhaps not with your team, but a variety of people to work with gives you more experience by moving away from something you were comfortable in. Isn't that making progress, in trying to define yourself as a manager?

[strawberrysorbae]

[aww, he called her satsuki-chan, that's so cute. but beside the point.]

[she closes her eyes, letting his words ring in her head, and she hopes he understands that she's just thinking and not blocking him out or something. there were times she felt so stifled as aomine's manager that she wanted to scream, and while it wasn't necessarily anything anyone did and she didn't love him any less for it, it was a box she'd been in since childhood.]

I think you're right. Being here, I feel like I'm getting to work with people who are excited to have my skills and experience at their disposal. I'm an important part of the sports center team, and being able to kind of focus on my own thing is reminding me that I can take this skill and turn it into something worthwhile that will serve me for the rest of my life.

[splasher]

Yes. It might be... perhaps a sad thing to say, but you won't always stay with the same team. With graduation, and different opportunities coming up for everyone... You can't force yourself to follow a dream that matches someone else's.

[granted, he doesn't exactly know the relationship between momoi and aomine perfectly, but he's been there.]

[afraid that he sounds selfish and unempathetic, he clarifies,]

My best friend, I've known him since I was a baby. We've always been neighbours [until holly heights, but] and we've always done things together like brothers. He's an extremely talented swimmer, and... while I'm not like him, I also swim. It was easy during school, but with graduation around the corner--I had to make a choice. As much as I want to swim with him, because it's meaningless without him, realistically I couldn't keep comparing myself to him nor think I could follow to have a similar dream in competitive swimming.

[...nervously frets with his hands, looking down, then up, then to the side.]

We have to think about ourselves first. It doesn't mean we're not going to be friends anymore, but there are strengths you can use to achieve real goals that will make you happy.

[strawberrysorbae]

[momoi is quiet while makoto speaks, letting his words wash over her and paint a picture in her mind. when he finishes, she smiles, reaching out to rest one of her hands over his on the table.]

Thank you, Makoto-kun. I feel really honored that you shared your story with me. [and she's being 100 percent sincere.]

I'm not very good at thinking about myself, but from what I know of you, that's probably not something you're a natural at either. I've...been doing myself a disservice, I think, by not giving myself the time and effort necessary to bloom. I've just been working to make everyone else better, and not myself. That's something I need to change.

[splasher]

[his smile is sincere, and it only lights up more at the affectionate touch. makoto's about this kind of response, about this kind of validation, physical or otherwise. he's glad momoi has taken his talk well, and that it has helped her reach her own conclusions.]

I don't-- think it's wrong to work towards making everyone else better. It's just important that we remember ourselves as part of that growth, too.

[a pause, and he hesitates before patting her hand with his free hand a few times before settling back against his chair]

You're a wonderful person, and you're exceptionally skilled. Imagine what you could do if you change how you take things on a bit. [a shake of his head] I don't think anyone would hold it against you if you did that.

[strawberrysorbae]

You're absolutely right.

[just like to him, this kind of validation is so important to her, and is something she thinks she needs to seek more actively in others instead of just providing it. kise does an excellent job, but...with how their relationship has been developing, maybe it's time she learns to find it in aomine as well.]

And thank you, that means so much to hear from you. I admire Makoto-kun a great deal. [she smiles at him.] I really want to become the kind of person who is really, truly happy with what they've decided to do with their life, and I feel like I have a better idea of how to go about that now.

[splasher]

[he's only happy to help, and he's glad that she feels somehow validated in her beliefs and standings as of now]

And if things get rough at any point, remember you can count on your friends. Alright?