[He pauses, giving Kakyoin's fingers a slight squeeze.]
Listen. I'm going to say this, too, because I think it's good for you to hear it. Because I'm speaking from experience when I say it.
You're going to mess up. I have. You're going to backslide; I did. Sometimes change is like...crawling up a steep gravel hill on your elbows. It'll hurt. You'll fuck up. You'll slide back down.
No one is going to stop caring about you if that happens. Understand?
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[He pauses, giving Kakyoin's fingers a slight squeeze.]
Listen. I'm going to say this, too, because I think it's good for you to hear it. Because I'm speaking from experience when I say it.
You're going to mess up. I have. You're going to backslide; I did. Sometimes change is like...crawling up a steep gravel hill on your elbows. It'll hurt. You'll fuck up. You'll slide back down.
No one is going to stop caring about you if that happens. Understand?