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[video] late at night enough that the mask slips, for a moment
I would never wish for anyone to be forced to stay here, but I mourn for their loss all the same.
Human selfishness again.
Human selfishness again.
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[He's thinking of how Killua lost Gon from this place twice, his expression every time he mentions him...]
I don't think it's selfish, necessarily. You care about said person enough to feel their loss.
I don't think it's selfish, necessarily. You care about said person enough to feel their loss.
Is it only human? The death gods have mourned.
They're fine. A little bitter.
Have they? Perhaps they have human seeds.
The only thing selfish about missing someone is if you wallow in it and do nothing.
I do try not to wallow.
So I see.
Don't berate yourself for wishing someone who made things easier was still hear. You know better than to believe those stupid cliches; 'it was meant to happen', 'it's for the best'.
Don't berate yourself for wishing someone who made things easier was still hear. You know better than to believe those stupid cliches; 'it was meant to happen', 'it's for the best'.
You're unusually wise tonight.
We are allowed to be selfish every once in a while, Break-san.
Everyone's inherently selfish. Some are just better at admitting to it.
I miss Galahad.
He was like a Daddy to me here.
He was like a Daddy to me here.
And therefore, many of our noblest actions are founded on a note of egoism.
Okay. Well, the next time Suki and I go looking for stuff for Iroh's tea shop, we'll see what we can find for here, too.
Well, everyone likes to seem noble.
I wouldn't have said it otherwise.
As long as we acknowledge our inherent selfishness as its origin, I fail to understand how we cannot ascribe a noble action the appropriate adjective.
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