Week 32 Day 5 | Text

[4_thecuriousone]

[Four has always been the less independent twin of the two of them, and it shows by his general dislike for leaving the house on his own. He knows that he can’t stay inside all the time however, since he’s sure that he’s come pretty close to examining most of the household during his short time here. So he must prepare himself to venture outside

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[ura_no_ura]

[ Well, it seems that Kakashi's finally somehow managed, one way or another, to get back into his own body... ]

I think to be brave means to do everything within one's power to overcome that which you fear. You can become brave a number of ways -- but what is most important is to have a reason for wanting to be brave.

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[4_thecuriousone]

So if you're too afraid to overcome your fears that makes you a coward? What if you don't have a reason to overcome your fears?

[Fretfretfret.]

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[ura_no_ura]

Bravery is finding the strength to overcome your fears. Everyone has within them the ability to be brave. Sometimes all it takes is finding a reason. That reason can be as simple as wanting to be brave, or for a special person who is precious to you.

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[4_thecuriousone]

[...Four feels even less brave now that he realizes that he has less of a reason to be than others. He doesn't have a precious person to protect, and even if he did, what can he do? He's so tiny that everything he does is completely ineffective.]

What if you're too small to be brave?

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[wildhonor]

[With his wounds seen to and now situated comfortably (or as comfortably as one could be, in a brand new world) at the Mizusato ryokan, Kotetsu has started looking into the network.]

Being brave means being able to do the things that aren't easy. Having something to lose and risking it anyway for a worthy cause.

And I don't think there's such a thing as being braver than you are. You're already being braver than you were just by thinking of expanding your horizons, you know?

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[4_thecuriousone]

So even if you're afraid, you should do it anyway?

That's bravery?

[Four realizes that he's even less brave than he thought!]

[I don't feel very brave.

I just want to go outside on my own.

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[wildhonor]

You should do it if you have a good reason to.

Fear is a good thing, you know. It keeps you from doing things that could get you hurt or killed. Part of bravery is knowing when it's worth the risk and when it isn't.

[....Okay, he just has to chuckle a bit at that, so have a brief pause in the text.]

Well, why is it that you're afraid to go outside alone? What makes it different from going out from others?

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[4_thecuriousone]

[This has given Four much to think about. Bravery is a lot simpler when it is in books and he doesn't have to apply it to himself]

There are many scary things outside!

I could be crushed, or stepped on, or a cat can get me.

I know others my size who aren't afraid though, and I wish that I wasn't afraid either.

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[crystalblessing]

...Braver than you actually are, huh? You can't!

[Johan probably doesn't mean that in the way his words might suggest, if the big grin on his face is any indication, but feel free to take that totally opposite regardless.]

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[4_thecuriousone]

Why not?

[If Four is going to get an answer like that, he wants to know everything behind it.]

[video forever because I can]

[crystalblessing]

If you say it like "braver than you actually are", then that must mean some people are more or less brave than others, right? I don't believe that for a second!

[Yeah, it's friendship speech time.]

Everybody's capable of it, they just have different ways of doing it. But it's all the same thing. Being brave is all about surpassing your limits, so there's no "less" or "more" about it!

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[4_thecuriousone]

[Four thinks about his family. One is less brave than Nine, and no one is more brave than Seven.

So he's not so sure.]

If everyone is capable of being brave than where do the heroes come from?

Aren't they the ones that are braver than everyone else?

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[mightstealyrcar]

Hey, little dude.

Being brave isn't about not being scared. It's about not letting the fear stop you. That's how you get to be braver than you think you are.

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[4_thecuriousone]

[Four brightens when he sees someone he recognizes. Then he feels a little silly for the reasons behind his questions. Everyone else in Kannagara doesn't have this same fear of being stepped on as he does.

Now Matt is going to know how much of a scaredy-cat Four is too.]

How can we find out how brave we actually are?

Without getting into danger of course.

I don't like pain.

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[mightstealyrcar]

I think you kinda have to get into danger. Or do something that feels dangerous. Otherwise, you won't know if you can.

How come you're asking?

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[4_thecuriousone]

I see. I'll keep that in mind.

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I just want to do stuff on my own without being afraid.

Whenever I go outside, it's with Tobias or Lenalee.

[Guess who's feeling a little ashamed of himself now?]

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[pinknomnom]

[ AND SUDDENLY, A TINY PINK, EXCITED GIRL. ]

You just gotta get real strong and beat everybody up!

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[4_thecuriousone]

[ASKSD Four eyes his screen with fascination.]

I'm not very strong though.

[But who cares about that stuff! Question time!]

Why is your hair pink?

How tall are you?

You are small for a human, are you a child?

What's your name?

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[pinknomnom]

[ Wow, that's a lot of questions. ]

[Video] 2/3 lol i lied

[pinknomnom]

I'm Yachiru!

Why do you ask so many questions?

I dunno how tall I am, how tall are you?

[ What was the next question? Yachiru actually stops talking for a moment and goes back to look at the questions. And then: ]

I'm not a human, silly, I'm a shinigami!!