[Minato could understand that. He had done the most important thing he would ever do too. When his future, for once, was like etched in stone for that one year, he knew what he was running toward. It was the uncertainty after that made them fearful. It would make anyone fearful.
It still wasn't fair. That was all just the hypothetical on Minato's part, thinking about his future. His future was set. Souji's still wasn't.]
Maybe. But it shouldn't stop you from doing more.
[Small things that were important too, that would help build more of who Souji was and who he'd become. He had the rest of his life to enjoy that future that he had ensured for himself and his friends, Minato's friends, everyone.]
And here?
[Here. There was a future here too while they stayed. Days, weeks, for Souji years had passed, and time didn't move, but there was always a tomorrow. He waited for Souji to continue, having come this far already, and he didn't want to scare off those fireflies or extinguish them.]
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It still wasn't fair. That was all just the hypothetical on Minato's part, thinking about his future. His future was set. Souji's still wasn't.]
Maybe. But it shouldn't stop you from doing more.
[Small things that were important too, that would help build more of who Souji was and who he'd become. He had the rest of his life to enjoy that future that he had ensured for himself and his friends, Minato's friends, everyone.]
And here?
[Here. There was a future here too while they stayed. Days, weeks, for Souji years had passed, and time didn't move, but there was always a tomorrow. He waited for Souji to continue, having come this far already, and he didn't want to scare off those fireflies or extinguish them.]