[He's internally very embarrassed, but he's trying to play it cool with a self-assured smirk. Look closely and you'll notice his cheeks are still somewhat pink.]
Buuuut that's what friendship is all about! Supporting each other through the best of times and the worst of times!
[Feeling more heartened, Ai takes a sip of her tea before replying.]
I guess it's not too late for me to keep learning about that. Before, I felt like I didn't have anyone to be there for me... But I think I should have been there for others in the first place. I want to be a good friend.
It's always a two-way street. If you're there for others, then they'll return the favor. But then you've got some assholes who reject that kind of thing.
[And rather confidently, Hiro picks up a cookie and takes a sharp bite out from it. There's a trollish smile to cross his features whenever he brings that up.]
Buuuut there's a way to break through to those kinds too. It's a very easy secret.
[Ai looks a little confused as she opens up a bag of red hot spicy chips (although what he just said did kind of remind her of a certain person she just argued with...)]
If it's an easy secret, it wouldn't be actually secret... Would it?
[And he'll be putting that pile onto a napkins as he clears his throat.]
--Anyway! The answer is very simple! To people like that, you need to be aggressively persistent!
[It worked for Keita, it worked for Ronaldo, it worked for Yamato, it worked for Miyako... He saw no reason to stop with that answer. Hiro pauses again as if he's letting that sink in for Ai for a moment.]
[Oh, that was actually flattering to hear. Not too many people would be upfront about that.]
Heh... I'd like to say that it's all part of my natural charm. [Ego aside, Hiro wasn't going to pass up a compliment right back when it was due.]
Well, I can definitely say that you've got a kind heart... So don't ever lose that trait. Believe it or not, there's not too many people out there who are naturally nice. So that's why it's up to people like us to make this crappy world a better place.
[Hiro was not an optimist by blindness, but by choice. It was one reason why he could pull through a lot of the crap that was thrown at him back home.]
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[He's internally very embarrassed, but he's trying to play it cool with a self-assured smirk. Look closely and you'll notice his cheeks are still somewhat pink.]
Buuuut that's what friendship is all about! Supporting each other through the best of times and the worst of times!
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I guess it's not too late for me to keep learning about that. Before, I felt like I didn't have anyone to be there for me... But I think I should have been there for others in the first place. I want to be a good friend.
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[And rather confidently, Hiro picks up a cookie and takes a sharp bite out from it. There's a trollish smile to cross his features whenever he brings that up.]
Buuuut there's a way to break through to those kinds too. It's a very easy secret.
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If it's an easy secret, it wouldn't be actually secret... Would it?
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Well, I could tell you the answer that! But you'd had to lay down 50 credits for the "A Hiro Is Always Right" Foundation.
[Is he trolling or being serious? Either way, he's holding his hand out... GIMME SOMETHING, AI.]
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THEY SURE ARE FLAMIN. HOT. RED. AND SPICY.
Ai however, gives Hiro's a thumbs up!!]
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Okay, the wisecracking was supposed to be reserved for him. You could see a red vein popping above his head if one squinted.]
Do you want me to kick your ass?
[Not that he'd seriously do it since he's a nice person. But the thought is there.]
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--Anyway! The answer is very simple! To people like that, you need to be aggressively persistent!
[It worked for Keita, it worked for Ronaldo, it worked for Yamato, it worked for Miyako... He saw no reason to stop with that answer. Hiro pauses again as if he's letting that sink in for Ai for a moment.]
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[For a moment it does appear she's thinking about what he just said. And really, she is! But...]
... You don't really like losing do you?
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Huh? What bought this up exactly?
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[And Ai Thao can see how it's good and bad, but in the end...]
... But I really like that about you. It makes me want to be persistent as well.
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Heh... I'd like to say that it's all part of my natural charm. [Ego aside, Hiro wasn't going to pass up a compliment right back when it was due.]
Well, I can definitely say that you've got a kind heart... So don't ever lose that trait. Believe it or not, there's not too many people out there who are naturally nice. So that's why it's up to people like us to make this crappy world a better place.
[Hiro was not an optimist by blindness, but by choice. It was one reason why he could pull through a lot of the crap that was thrown at him back home.]
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I... I'll do my best!