It's Jim's turn to reach out, but instead of a gentle touch, he goes with a flick to Shiro's knee.
"But then you'd be in space instead of my classes, and I think we both know that my teaching standards is already pretty out of this world." Yes, he's being cheeky. Yes, he knows it's silly, but Shiro's being equally as outlandish with his self-pity.
"Sure, you could have gone straight into NASA with that head of yours, but is that really what you wanted to do? Years of near-military training and bureaucracy and, God forbid, 5am wake up calls?" He puts on a dramatic shiver, then smiles.
"I think that though pushing yourself is great for improving yourself, beating yourself up over someone else's life, who may or may not be real, shouldn't be one of the things you push for, okay?"
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"But then you'd be in space instead of my classes, and I think we both know that my teaching standards is already pretty out of this world." Yes, he's being cheeky. Yes, he knows it's silly, but Shiro's being equally as outlandish with his self-pity.
"Sure, you could have gone straight into NASA with that head of yours, but is that really what you wanted to do? Years of near-military training and bureaucracy and, God forbid, 5am wake up calls?" He puts on a dramatic shiver, then smiles.
"I think that though pushing yourself is great for improving yourself, beating yourself up over someone else's life, who may or may not be real, shouldn't be one of the things you push for, okay?"