...I'm proud of the end result. Not of all the failures and missteps I make getting to it.
[That was strangely easy to admit, and for once there wasn't nearly the kind of self-loathing the subject usually came paired with.]
It's fine with Caesar because...we're similar, like you said. We have high expectations of ourselves, so he knows what that feels like and as a teacher knows how to correct my mistakes. But I'd rather not have anyone else watching if I know I'm going to falter at one point or another.
[Again: that's not unreasonable, and he can respect that. He doesn't necessarily agree, but he's not going to be a dick and force himself where he's not wanted (in this situation, anyway).]
I mean-- all right, yeah, but-- you know me and Jojo or whoever wouldn't think less of you if we saw you make a mistake, right?
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Date: 2016-05-12 07:05 am (UTC)[That's all right, and he shrugs, backing off the topic.]
How come? I mean, either way, I don't care, whatever makes you comfortable, but-- you're usually pretty damn proud of what you can do.
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Date: 2016-05-12 07:09 am (UTC)[That was strangely easy to admit, and for once there wasn't nearly the kind of self-loathing the subject usually came paired with.]
It's fine with Caesar because...we're similar, like you said. We have high expectations of ourselves, so he knows what that feels like and as a teacher knows how to correct my mistakes. But I'd rather not have anyone else watching if I know I'm going to falter at one point or another.
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Date: 2016-05-13 01:16 am (UTC)[Again: that's not unreasonable, and he can respect that. He doesn't necessarily agree, but he's not going to be a dick and force himself where he's not wanted (in this situation, anyway).]
I mean-- all right, yeah, but-- you know me and Jojo or whoever wouldn't think less of you if we saw you make a mistake, right?
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Date: 2016-05-13 01:17 am (UTC)