[He smiles a bit at that, though the expression is brief and seems more tired than anything.]
Helping my parents is important to me, of course, but my family has always had the spirit to succeed among us; even knowing what you and I do about the outside world now...I feel sure that they're all right, and if they were killed in whatever incident claimed the world, then I'm sure they did whatever they could for themselves and others, because that's just their way.
...It's terrible, isn't it? That I'm not worried about them, I mean. But I find that I'm not.
[Rook; E1-E7, capturing the knight. Check.]
What happened with my grandfather taught me that things need to change. We live in a society that rewards genius above all else, while teaching them nothing of the value of hard work and sacrifice. It's a disservice to everyone - both the geniuses who benefit only to be cast down the second they come across a problem they can't solve, and the ordinary people whose ability to affect the world is stifled because they aren't given a fair chance or a playing field that's anywhere near even. The odds are always against the ordinary. You felt it as well when you entered Hope's Peak, didn't you? Surrounded by people that were at the top of their field - did you feel troubled by that at all?
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Helping my parents is important to me, of course, but my family has always had the spirit to succeed among us; even knowing what you and I do about the outside world now...I feel sure that they're all right, and if they were killed in whatever incident claimed the world, then I'm sure they did whatever they could for themselves and others, because that's just their way.
...It's terrible, isn't it? That I'm not worried about them, I mean. But I find that I'm not.
[Rook; E1-E7, capturing the knight. Check.]
What happened with my grandfather taught me that things need to change. We live in a society that rewards genius above all else, while teaching them nothing of the value of hard work and sacrifice. It's a disservice to everyone - both the geniuses who benefit only to be cast down the second they come across a problem they can't solve, and the ordinary people whose ability to affect the world is stifled because they aren't given a fair chance or a playing field that's anywhere near even. The odds are always against the ordinary. You felt it as well when you entered Hope's Peak, didn't you? Surrounded by people that were at the top of their field - did you feel troubled by that at all?