[It's here where his state of mind shifts, where it's clear that he's paying more attention.
Asher, afraid of the insects and unsure of whether he could handle them or not, had avoided them to his best abilities. As a result, the bugs hadn't gotten close enough to bite him.]
No, actually.
[But perhaps that's for the best. His time spent with others at different parts of their lives has given him a little hope, because it seems that they were not always who they were now.
I did nothing but hide throughout, but I'm sure that if I hadn't it wouldn't have been quite so bad. Not with everyone here. If I could count on anyone to help then, it would be my friends now, right?
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Asher, afraid of the insects and unsure of whether he could handle them or not, had avoided them to his best abilities. As a result, the bugs hadn't gotten close enough to bite him.]
No, actually.
[But perhaps that's for the best. His time spent with others at different parts of their lives has given him a little hope, because it seems that they were not always who they were now.
So that means he can change someday too.
Asher doesn't realize it yet, but he is already.]
I'm sorry you had to go back to that time.
It doesn't sound like that was easy.
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it wouldn't have been quite so bad.
Not with everyone here.
If I could count on anyone to help then, it would be my friends now, right?
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[A vote of confidence.]
Definitely.