[Ishimaru takes a moment before responding, trying to gather his words before saying anything; it's something he's discussed with his classmates here once in a while, but if returning home has taught him anything, it's that his experiences aren't other people's.

It was a hard lesson, that.]

I have trouble believing it too, sometimes.

I'm not saying that bad things are just going to go away, or we can forget about them - we have to take responsibility for what we did. But if we're willing to do that at all, I think that's a good thing.