[ Nishitani stays quiet as he listens. Yes, even he can shut up every now and then. ]
Well, yer right about one thing for sure: life ain't fair fer shit. Queenie-chan... she's a real nice girl, she sees the best and the worst in people, and it eats her up inside every time somebody goes with the worst they got. People like her, they get hurt. They're too fuckin' hopeful, and she's fuckin' incredible fer bein' able ta stay that way this long if ya ask me. It ain't bad, but it ain't smart, either. It's fuckin' stupid.
[ He doesn't mean it like an insult, though. In fact, he smiles. He likes Queenie quite a lot. She's also far too sweet for her own good, but that's why he likes her. ]
Bein' smart's no fuckin' fun, though. I'm a goddamn dumbass compared ta some folks, but I know what I'm about. Long as I go down fightin' fer what I believe in, I could die tomorrow and I'd be fuckin' fine with that. Dunno about you, Roland-san, but fer me that's what it's all about.
[ He is, after all, a simple man with simple needs. But Roland didn't just want to hear about him. ]
I ain't gonna tell ya yer some leader because ya earned it or some shit. Sounds like ya didn't have much choice in that. But it was yer fuckin' choice ta take responsibility and get off yer ass, helpin' people and takin' care of those kids ya told me about. Maybe ya think ya ain't brave 'cause ya see it as somethin' anybody woulda done, but that ain't the case. Ya coulda just done shit, but ya didn't.
See, people like you, even people like Queenie -- ya get shit on by the world and keep standin' up cause ya feel like ya gotta keep going. Whether it's fer yer family, yer friends, whatever the fuck. Maybe yer right and it ain't brave ta keep tryin' over and over again. Life ain't fair. Right and wrong? That's bullshit.
But all that perservein' ya know what it is? If ya ask me, it's fuckin' stupid. [ He smiles. ] And me, I'm fine with bein' fuckin' stupid. I'll take a dozen fuckin' dumbasses over a smartass that thinks he's better than us.
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Well, yer right about one thing for sure: life ain't fair fer shit. Queenie-chan... she's a real nice girl, she sees the best and the worst in people, and it eats her up inside every time somebody goes with the worst they got. People like her, they get hurt. They're too fuckin' hopeful, and she's fuckin' incredible fer bein' able ta stay that way this long if ya ask me. It ain't bad, but it ain't smart, either. It's fuckin' stupid.
[ He doesn't mean it like an insult, though. In fact, he smiles. He likes Queenie quite a lot. She's also far too sweet for her own good, but that's why he likes her. ]
Bein' smart's no fuckin' fun, though. I'm a goddamn dumbass compared ta some folks, but I know what I'm about. Long as I go down fightin' fer what I believe in, I could die tomorrow and I'd be fuckin' fine with that. Dunno about you, Roland-san, but fer me that's what it's all about.
[ He is, after all, a simple man with simple needs. But Roland didn't just want to hear about him. ]
I ain't gonna tell ya yer some leader because ya earned it or some shit. Sounds like ya didn't have much choice in that. But it was yer fuckin' choice ta take responsibility and get off yer ass, helpin' people and takin' care of those kids ya told me about. Maybe ya think ya ain't brave 'cause ya see it as somethin' anybody woulda done, but that ain't the case. Ya coulda just done shit, but ya didn't.
See, people like you, even people like Queenie -- ya get shit on by the world and keep standin' up cause ya feel like ya gotta keep going. Whether it's fer yer family, yer friends, whatever the fuck. Maybe yer right and it ain't brave ta keep tryin' over and over again. Life ain't fair. Right and wrong? That's bullshit.
But all that perservein' ya know what it is? If ya ask me, it's fuckin' stupid. [ He smiles. ] And me, I'm fine with bein' fuckin' stupid. I'll take a dozen fuckin' dumbasses over a smartass that thinks he's better than us.