Yeah, no, we're not doing that. At least make it clear what you're actually voting for when the vote's being made.
Also I can be lenient this time, but no more changes after 6:30.
Anyway, we're back.
>>6027132https://youtu.be/0dqpvYKVW4s?si=vwAezssVVY326ghNYou… actually have to think that over for a moment. There are a number of things you want to do, things you’re striving toward, that you know would be easier during times of peace. But that’s a bit of a qualifier, isn’t it? “If… if I’m being completely honest, it’s hard to imagine a point where the threats to Earth are really ‘over,’ at least it’s not something I can say for certain. Even if the current threats we’ve been facing are beaten tomorrow, there might be something else on the horizon. So it’s not like one day I’m gonna stop my training…” You glance at Cocoa, noticing her looking a little sad. You smile at her though. “…but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna spend my whole life fighting. It’s a part of it, sure, it always will be, but I can’t let a worry that I have to keep preparing for the next big battle direct where I want my life to go. I can’t let it dictate when I should allow myself to just… relax, and be happy…” You rest your head on her shoulder to emphasize that last part.
She smiles again, nuzzling the top of your head. “Peppa…”
“I do still want to keep up my training, though, for my own sake. I’m a martial artist. My training, my skills, my very body, they’re all part of an ever-changing expression of art. I want to keep at that, honing my abilities and getting stronger, some day passing them on. I know not to let it be something that consumes my life, but it’s always going to a part of it I enjoy.” you express passionately, holding a hand out, spreading your fingers, and making a fist. Then, however, you ease it and make a shape like you’re holding a pencil or pen. “Just as my actual art is a part of my life. I really do enjoy drawing and want to keep expanding my skills there. I can keep expanding my horizons there, maybe some day… I dunno, see my works featured in a big name gallery or something when I’m older. I’m not entirely sure if I’ll be going to some art school for it or something, but going forward, that’s something I’d like to do beyond my training.”
“Martial Artist and Professional Artist…” Cocoa muses with a sweet look on her face. “You know, some might find those to be completely different directions to go in, but, I kinda get it. They’re both expressions of your art, of yourself.”
(cont.)
