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...If you wanted to share some kind of message with a younger version of yourself, what would you say?

[Simon's in the plaza today, hanging out by the fountain and pondering his journal. At some point he might be scribbling out a note on a loose sheet of paper.]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Kamina, all that flying around is going to make someone dizzy. Simon just glances up and smiles, pen tapping against the sheet.]

I'm always serious, remember?

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

[ Kamina got dizzy one time, and that was only because he was flying in circles. ]

Right, like I'd forget. [ Grins, flipping upside down to give him a cuff on his shoulder. ] Guess this means you think you're going to go back to how you were for sure.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Not for sure. But everyone seems to believe it, so it's better to play it safe and take advantage of the chance. You know how I used to be. [Still is, in some ways. But that innocence he had before Kamina died... he should be protecting that, shouldn't he?

...except...]

...I don't know what to tell him.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

I know.

[ For once, Kamina stops to consider that for a while, rocking slowly back and forth in the air without really seeming to know what he's doing. ]

Well, I know what I would've told you.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon glances sidelong at him, grinning faintly.] "Grit those teeth"?

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Of course, but besides that!

[ Flips himself over, settling down on the fountain next to him. ] But I'd also tell you that without your drill there wouldn't be a Gurren Brigade.

There probably wouldn't be the Mighty Kamina, either. [ Crosses his arms, tapping his chin. ] That too much?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I think it'll take more than that for it to sink in. But it's a good start, that's for sure.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think so. [ Hmmmmms in thought. ]

What about "It'll be worth it"?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...Even I can't agree with that. [Nothing was worth Kamina's death.]

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Not that.

[ Gives Simon a nudge with his elbow, a gesture meant to get the other man to look at him. ] It'll be worth it to keep trying.

You won't feel small forever.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Ah... that. It sounds nice... encouraging. Simon nods slowly, then jots it down.]

You always know what to say.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

I think everybody's got the right words buried somewhere.

They just gotta be brave enough to say them.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Not everyone knows how to say it, unfortunately. Especially when following in the footsteps of someone like you.

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

It can be done. Maybe it's not easy, but...

It can be. I know that for sure.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...Heh. I'll just have to believe in the me that you believe in then, right?

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[ooh-kamina.livejournal.com]

Yeah. For now.

I'll tell you that as many times as you need to hear it.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm counting on that.