Then that's what matters, is it not? I doubt many other people can say they wanted something and were able to go out and accomplish it, especially at our age. [He's reminded of how Dan Heng thought he couldn't identify the Pokemon quickly enough.] You really undersell your abilities. [...] You shouldn't.
[Just telling it like it is.]
As for me... [Blade actually looks a little uncertain.] Blacksmithing runs in my family. My grandfather told stories about helping his grandfather in the forge, according to my aunt. My father was an architect but he still liked to work with his hands. I spent a lot of time in his shop while growing up. Not that I recall much of this—it was all told to me by my cousins.
[He shoves his hands into his pockets.]
Anyway, I think that's why I went into engineering. Architecture is interesting but it's too far removed from what I like to do. It's not just blacksmithing, for me. Why limit myself to one discipline? So I learned carpentry, leatherworking, glass-blowing, sewing, even how to make and repair different kinds of jewelry. I wanted to know everything. If it could be made with human hands, I wanted to take it apart and remake it better.
[He's tipping his hand a little bit with the hyperfixation, here.]
Where most might see a pile of junk, I see pieces of a puzzle waiting to be put together. Tools to make something new. I've always... had that instinct to create. Even after I woke up in the hospital, I looked down at my scarred hands and I realized—
I realized that if I stopped creating even for just a moment, I'd die. That's what it felt like.
[Has he said this before? He doesn't remember. Probably not. But it's more than he usually says to Dan Heng.]
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[Just telling it like it is.]
As for me... [Blade actually looks a little uncertain.] Blacksmithing runs in my family. My grandfather told stories about helping his grandfather in the forge, according to my aunt. My father was an architect but he still liked to work with his hands. I spent a lot of time in his shop while growing up. Not that I recall much of this—it was all told to me by my cousins.
[He shoves his hands into his pockets.]
Anyway, I think that's why I went into engineering. Architecture is interesting but it's too far removed from what I like to do. It's not just blacksmithing, for me. Why limit myself to one discipline? So I learned carpentry, leatherworking, glass-blowing, sewing, even how to make and repair different kinds of jewelry. I wanted to know everything. If it could be made with human hands, I wanted to take it apart and remake it better.
[He's tipping his hand a little bit with the hyperfixation, here.]
Where most might see a pile of junk, I see pieces of a puzzle waiting to be put together. Tools to make something new. I've always... had that instinct to create. Even after I woke up in the hospital, I looked down at my scarred hands and I realized—
I realized that if I stopped creating even for just a moment, I'd die. That's what it felt like.
[Has he said this before? He doesn't remember. Probably not. But it's more than he usually says to Dan Heng.]
Maybe I've always been possessed by something.