[ it takes time, patience, and unsupervised internet access.

the echoed "i hope" isn't lost on him, and he settles for a short grin in return. he sucks at being optimistic, but he can make an attempt. ]

I think it should. Dahut and I kind of talked about this...eventually when you hit the bottom, the only way you can go is back up. So the change has to be for the better now. [ ... ] Even if it feels like it's more difficult to believe in some cases than others.

[ this might also apply to multiple things. ]