I'm not qualified to grade anything, I'm just an observer. But I'm not a mindreader, so I'm interested in what your thoughts are.
[There's a sound like he's shifting around, or at least walking, possibly on soft wood floor, which is... odd since he lives in government housing.]
And you're not wrong and it's like we were saying before--[we, not I, Stephen very much considers the conversation he, Ronan and Kylo had to be something collaborative.]--they can't appreciate it because they can't see it. It's a bitter kind of taste to have to swallow, but sacrifice isn't about recognition otherwise it becomes a brand of martyrdom and neither of you seem like the type to want others to watch your suffering.
[His footfalls pause.]
But it's about respect, I suppose. Respect and acknowledgement. They probably won't give that to you. The question is, would it actually make any difference? Would you resent them either way?
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[There's a sound like he's shifting around, or at least walking, possibly on soft wood floor, which is... odd since he lives in government housing.]
And you're not wrong and it's like we were saying before--[we, not I, Stephen very much considers the conversation he, Ronan and Kylo had to be something collaborative.]--they can't appreciate it because they can't see it. It's a bitter kind of taste to have to swallow, but sacrifice isn't about recognition otherwise it becomes a brand of martyrdom and neither of you seem like the type to want others to watch your suffering.
[His footfalls pause.]
But it's about respect, I suppose. Respect and acknowledgement. They probably won't give that to you. The question is, would it actually make any difference? Would you resent them either way?