It's hard to admit when you need help. I'm just as guilty of that sometimes, but I think I'm finally starting to realize that if I'm going to accomplish certain goals, I'm going to have to rely on others.
[There's a moment where he almost slips and mentions his death and desire to find a new way to live, but decides that isn't the kind of topic he wants to broach right now. His conversation with Shiro and the others before him had helped him come to terms and Maes knew he was in a better space mentally than he was before. The ship had been terrible, but perhaps some good had come out of it.]
That also means I can't keep pushing problems to the side. They're only going to pile up that way and then when I'm really needed it might fall on top of me.
[That part HAD happened on the ship, but luckily he'd had good friends to see him through it.]
My advice? Don't push problems aside just because you think it might be easier for other people. In the short term it might be, but in the long term it's only going to get harder for everyone.
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[There's a moment where he almost slips and mentions his death and desire to find a new way to live, but decides that isn't the kind of topic he wants to broach right now. His conversation with Shiro and the others before him had helped him come to terms and Maes knew he was in a better space mentally than he was before. The ship had been terrible, but perhaps some good had come out of it.]
That also means I can't keep pushing problems to the side. They're only going to pile up that way and then when I'm really needed it might fall on top of me.
[That part HAD happened on the ship, but luckily he'd had good friends to see him through it.]
My advice? Don't push problems aside just because you think it might be easier for other people. In the short term it might be, but in the long term it's only going to get harder for everyone.