[But then, he'd already dealt with these questions of identity: he knows how to deal and falter less, even if he can't quite get it perfectly. Now, onboard with ALASTAIR, it's all being challenged all over again-- his place in the fabric of his family's destiny, his role as a part of the team, what he's good at, what he still needs, sorely, to work on over and over until he can finally get it even close to right.]
But who knows what's gonna happen after this mission? Or the one after that?
[Much less when they all go home. But he can't afford to consider that, not right now.]
Give yourself some more time. You'll figure things out as you go. You're talking to an expert of fake it 'till you make it, too, so you know my advice is pretty sound. And you already know that I believe in you.
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[But then, he'd already dealt with these questions of identity: he knows how to deal and falter less, even if he can't quite get it perfectly. Now, onboard with ALASTAIR, it's all being challenged all over again-- his place in the fabric of his family's destiny, his role as a part of the team, what he's good at, what he still needs, sorely, to work on over and over until he can finally get it even close to right.]
But who knows what's gonna happen after this mission? Or the one after that?
[Much less when they all go home. But he can't afford to consider that, not right now.]
Give yourself some more time. You'll figure things out as you go. You're talking to an expert of fake it 'till you make it, too, so you know my advice is pretty sound. And you already know that I believe in you.
You can do it.