[Maybe he doesn't understand them completely. And maybe they misunderstood whatever it is they heard about shades and hate. Maybe.]
[Maybe.]
[It feels like a losing battle. That no matter what he says here, they've already decided. But as long as they're here, as long as they're still talking to him, that's worth something. Isn't it? Someone cares enough to keep talking until long after they'd have been pushed away, otherwise.]
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[Maybe he doesn't understand them completely. And maybe they misunderstood whatever it is they heard about shades and hate. Maybe.]
[Maybe.]
[It feels like a losing battle. That no matter what he says here, they've already decided. But as long as they're here, as long as they're still talking to him, that's worth something. Isn't it? Someone cares enough to keep talking until long after they'd have been pushed away, otherwise.]
[They can change.]
[Things can get better.]
[Maybe.]