Hey. *smiles warmly at Ray* You're a genuinely good guy, doing the right thing without even thinking about it. You're honest. You're excellent company for a football game. I like how you talk.
Okay, so I'll give ya the football game. I'm not really sure the whole "without thinking" is that great though, but thanks. And uh, *self conscious* how...do I talk?
I mean, you don't stop to think "oh, is this gonna be good for my career, am I gonna come out okay"-- you just do the right thing. Because it is the right thing and that's who you are.
Energetically. *grins* I said I like it, Ray. Relax.
I like your... oh, 'strength' is such a simplistic word. I like the fact that you're asking yourself hard questions-- terribly hard questions-- and you're forcing yourself to face the answers. I like that you know you're in for a struggle with the path you've chosen and you go into it just the same. Courage and strength.
Ain't they great? Well, for starters, you got a fabulous smile.
You've had more stuff dumped on you lately than anyone your age ought, but you're doing your best. In a way you and Sharon *points up* remind me of each other a bit-- you're not just letting yourself shut down and accept things, you're facing them. Even when it's scary and big and you want so much to go back to being a kid. You're braver than you know, Claire. And you ain't gonna be destroyed-- and I don't mean that in the sense of your ability to heal.
You dream big. You do what's right because it's right. You genuinely want to help people. Not just in a big heroic fashion, but the smaller things. 'S why you became a nurse, after all. And not the ER stuff, not the chances to save the lives-- just to help those already on their way out. I'm always impressed when one of you guys works that close to... me, as it were. It ain't glamorous, but...
Anyways, yeah, I know you quit that for now. But it does say a lot about your character, to me, that you did it to start with.
As far as quitting, I'll probably go back when everything settles down a little. Sometimes what I did was hard but it was always rewarding. That sounds like a cop out. It's true though. Everyone needs someone there when they're dying. Everyone deserves that. I just hope when I go there's someone that cares about me there. It wasn't entirely selfless though. I always felt like I was needed in my job, important and special. At least to my patients.
No, I hear you. And don't worry about that part of you that says you had some selfish motive. You had human motivation s'all. And I know for a fact you were important, and special, and needed, to those people. Appreciated beyond words.
*chuckles* I like you because you're a kid. *winks* Kinda, anyways. The way you get excited and happy about things, the way you trust, the way you hope, how happy it makes you to be able to do nice things for your friends and loved ones. I like how hard you try to fix things, how much you want to do better.
I also like your smile, which should come out more often, and your excellent taste in gifts.
*blushes and grins even bigger* Yeah? Thanks, Gabriel.
I hope you don't mind me doing this here.
You wanna know why I like you? Because you listen. You don't just pretend to listen. I mean you really listen. You don't judge me and you never lie to me. You give me hope, but you don't candy coat anything. There's no bullshit with you. You tell it like it is, and that's a rare quality in anybody, human or not.
But more than any of that, you're my friend. I can trust you. I'd walk through fire for you, Gabriel. You know I would.
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Yeah, so it's not "one." Whatever.
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Hey, I'm not complaining. More the merrier.
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Energetically. *grins* I said I like it, Ray. Relax.
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I like your... oh, 'strength' is such a simplistic word. I like the fact that you're asking yourself hard questions-- terribly hard questions-- and you're forcing yourself to face the answers. I like that you know you're in for a struggle with the path you've chosen and you go into it just the same. Courage and strength.
Also you got pretty eyes.
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I've heard from a few people about my strength, but my eyes? That's a new one.
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You've had more stuff dumped on you lately than anyone your age ought, but you're doing your best. In a way you and Sharon *points up* remind me of each other a bit-- you're not just letting yourself shut down and accept things, you're facing them. Even when it's scary and big and you want so much to go back to being a kid. You're braver than you know, Claire. And you ain't gonna be destroyed-- and I don't mean that in the sense of your ability to heal.
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That just made my day like crazy.
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Anyways, yeah, I know you quit that for now. But it does say a lot about your character, to me, that you did it to start with.
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As far as quitting, I'll probably go back when everything settles down a little. Sometimes what I did was hard but it was always rewarding. That sounds like a cop out. It's true though. Everyone needs someone there when they're dying. Everyone deserves that. I just hope when I go there's someone that cares about me there. It wasn't entirely selfless though. I always felt like I was needed in my job, important and special. At least to my patients.
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No, I hear you. And don't worry about that part of you that says you had some selfish motive. You had human motivation s'all. And I know for a fact you were important, and special, and needed, to those people. Appreciated beyond words.
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I also like your smile, which should come out more often, and your excellent taste in gifts.
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I hope you don't mind me doing this here.
You wanna know why I like you? Because you listen. You don't just pretend to listen. I mean you really listen. You don't judge me and you never lie to me. You give me hope, but you don't candy coat anything. There's no bullshit with you. You tell it like it is, and that's a rare quality in anybody, human or not.
But more than any of that, you're my friend. I can trust you. I'd walk through fire for you, Gabriel. You know I would.
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Well, sure I listen. You're worth listening to. And you're also worth h honesty, so I don't lie either. ...not that I would anyways, but yeah.
*smiles* I do. And I thank you for your friendship.
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