[ It's an honest assessment. Honest enough that Stephen doesn't fight it, mouth hitching briefly at one corner before he reaches for his tea.
A decent spot for a breather. ]
I'll drink to that.
[ He's young. He's got years of learning to do before he'll be able to do for himself what others can do for him now. But he's willing to listen. He wants to listen, knows how to identify beliefs that resonate with the kind of person he'd rather be and allow himself to be guided by them.
It's a solid foundation. Stephen has faith that he'll find his way to being his own moral compass one day, acting in ways he won't regret when he looks at them through the lens of somebody else's point of view. ]
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A decent spot for a breather. ]
I'll drink to that.
[ He's young. He's got years of learning to do before he'll be able to do for himself what others can do for him now. But he's willing to listen. He wants to listen, knows how to identify beliefs that resonate with the kind of person he'd rather be and allow himself to be guided by them.
It's a solid foundation. Stephen has faith that he'll find his way to being his own moral compass one day, acting in ways he won't regret when he looks at them through the lens of somebody else's point of view. ]