...No, you're right. I don't want to just be protected.
[He glances back in time to catch that frown, still almost surprised to see Dirk without his shades even though he's the one who indirectly asked him to take them off.]
Sorry. I think... I just keep trying to find something I'm naturally good at, even though I know I won't. I do want to keep learning.
[It's just frustrating for him, to know that almost everyone else on this base has something they're good at, something they can apply. Most of them have spent years learning it, even if they weren't naturally gifted with talent; he doesn't want to spend years on this planet. He wants to go home.
But he didn't drag Dirk out of the lab to talk about his own problems. His gaze flicks over the other boy's face one more time before he goes back to cooking.]
What do you mean, off your game? I can't picture you being off about anything.
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[He glances back in time to catch that frown, still almost surprised to see Dirk without his shades even though he's the one who indirectly asked him to take them off.]
Sorry. I think... I just keep trying to find something I'm naturally good at, even though I know I won't. I do want to keep learning.
[It's just frustrating for him, to know that almost everyone else on this base has something they're good at, something they can apply. Most of them have spent years learning it, even if they weren't naturally gifted with talent; he doesn't want to spend years on this planet. He wants to go home.
But he didn't drag Dirk out of the lab to talk about his own problems. His gaze flicks over the other boy's face one more time before he goes back to cooking.]
What do you mean, off your game? I can't picture you being off about anything.