[The words are only partially comforting. Not because Togusa is shit at saying the right things, but that Tim is shit at accepting them.
There's so much made-up honor riding on his shoulders: scholarships, good grades, perfect attendance, extracurriculars--the idea he tarnished such fleeting things that are now intensely important is a travesty.]
People don't know who they are without the past.
[Doesn't the past make you who you are now? he thinks.]
Other people may not forgive you for your past either. And what if Retrospec broadcast it to the entire city? Especially if it's lies. It could hurt someone.
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There's so much made-up honor riding on his shoulders: scholarships, good grades, perfect attendance, extracurriculars--the idea he tarnished such fleeting things that are now intensely important is a travesty.]
People don't know who they are without the past.
[Doesn't the past make you who you are now? he thinks.]
Other people may not forgive you for your past either.
And what if Retrospec broadcast it to the entire city?
Especially if it's lies. It could hurt someone.