Thursday, May 30, 2019

62: placid

The interviewers were trying yet another trick to excite him into saying something newsworthy again. They knew they could always count on him, every day but recently. 

He had been practicing with his girlfriend, who, after all, was a trained therapist. 

Hizashi sighed and stared straight ahead, his expression as flat as before. 
<i>When they needle you, remain strong and state simple, solid facts</i>.

"No. We're still together. She's staying in Japan indefinitely."

<i>Show little to no emotion when confronted with an antagonist. They feed on your pain.</i>

He answered every jibe, every politely phrased insult and barbed question. Some of the people, of course, were polite and he enjoyed talking with them. He finished up and then turned on the Present Mic charm once again, flashing a giant, happy smile and cranking up the volume of his voice.

<i>But, most importantly, don't forget to stay true to yourself. Don't lose yourself in the grayness.</i>

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