"The little bits that were left behind? Or who I believed I was?" He settles in his seat, folding his hands in his lap.
"There's a lot there that I was incredibly proud of, even though I knew it wouldn't make my father proud, it was a recognized accomplishment. I was labeled a prodigy. But then I realized I'd been targeted by Cook since the academy. It...took some of that away, knowing that he'd just been- been grooming me for years." It's hard to get the words out but he does, something he's managed to come to terms with over the months.
"Whatever is left, I'd like to keep it, let that be who I am... There are things people tell me I am, and while it's hard to accept them, I'd like to think they're right. And maybe a handful of those positive traits can be scraped together enough to make a whole person with a vision for the future."
Re: Audio
"There's a lot there that I was incredibly proud of, even though I knew it wouldn't make my father proud, it was a recognized accomplishment. I was labeled a prodigy. But then I realized I'd been targeted by Cook since the academy. It...took some of that away, knowing that he'd just been- been grooming me for years." It's hard to get the words out but he does, something he's managed to come to terms with over the months.
"Whatever is left, I'd like to keep it, let that be who I am... There are things people tell me I am, and while it's hard to accept them, I'd like to think they're right. And maybe a handful of those positive traits can be scraped together enough to make a whole person with a vision for the future."