[it's maybe not a real answer to her question, but—people here have told him he should think more about his own happiness, except he doesn't even really know what that would be like.
he devoted himself to protecting his village, even when he knew all along that it would never accept him. he left it for his brother's wishes. then, in the end, he devoted himself to his cause, even when he knew it would ultimately kill him. personal happiness hasn't factored into anything for a long time.]
Then you should still get to take part in making it. And when your world has its better future-- I know it can be difficult to think of living for oneself, I do. I haven't been doing that the last several years. Everything I do, everything I've done, it's been for the sake of... trying to ensure happiness for others. But that's-- seeing that happen for them, for my world, that's all that I want.
[she'll derive hers from theirs, find her joy in a world that won't have to fear destruction.]
If you don't have a more personal answer, then you should get the time to find one, Hugo. I think that's something everyone deserves to get-- one of the most valuable things you can have is time, and... just thinking about these things isn't always enough.
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What I want is a better future for my world.
[it's maybe not a real answer to her question, but—people here have told him he should think more about his own happiness, except he doesn't even really know what that would be like.
he devoted himself to protecting his village, even when he knew all along that it would never accept him. he left it for his brother's wishes. then, in the end, he devoted himself to his cause, even when he knew it would ultimately kill him. personal happiness hasn't factored into anything for a long time.]
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[she'll derive hers from theirs, find her joy in a world that won't have to fear destruction.]
If you don't have a more personal answer, then you should get the time to find one, Hugo. I think that's something everyone deserves to get-- one of the most valuable things you can have is time, and... just thinking about these things isn't always enough.
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... I don't regret my decisions. It's been enough for me.
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The world was unfair to you, and that's-- it's the way that things are, sometimes, but if we can fix an unfair thing then I think we should.