I have... come to realize that all this time... I worried about you. But I have come to see... that perhaps I have been the immature one. I desired you to... fit into my expectations of what success meant. I never... worried for you, never paid attention to what you really needed...
[He coughs. A small splatter of blood emerges.]
You have had it all along. What you need to succeed. Whether magic... or science... all you need... is that sense of curiosity. That desire to learn. So please... whatever happens, never let that go.
[Everything is blurring together. His breathing grows shallow.]
no subject
Maria... if I may, I have... one last request.
[He can feel his life already beginning to ebb. Things were growing faint. Not much time now.]
((BGM: Dear You))
I have... come to realize that all this time... I worried about you. But I have come to see... that perhaps I have been the immature one. I desired you to... fit into my expectations of what success meant. I never... worried for you, never paid attention to what you really needed...
[He coughs. A small splatter of blood emerges.]
You have had it all along. What you need to succeed. Whether magic... or science... all you need... is that sense of curiosity. That desire to learn. So please... whatever happens, never let that go.
[Everything is blurring together. His breathing grows shallow.]
Can you... promise me this...?