"Graduation is a particularly frustrating metric," he says. "There's no way to measure it with any kind of precision, since it's so different for everyone. That's part of why I think the Authority really is more of a council than a single entity. But I wasn't even thinking about it. I was just...I was looking for ways to help people, ways that wouldn't risk them being hurt again. I suppose that was enough for whoever was in charge.
"I've made mistakes, since I graduated. It didn't magically make me able to predict what'd hurt people and what wouldn't! But I did get better at listening, and at not feeling like I had to be the one to solve the big problems, no matter the cost. Sometimes, it's okay to just...ask if someone wants to watch a movie! And hope that someone else will be able to do more with your data than you can."
He pauses. "Are you feeling like you should be doing something? Waking up ready to go?" he asks her.
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Date: 2020-07-16 05:42 pm (UTC)"Graduation is a particularly frustrating metric," he says. "There's no way to measure it with any kind of precision, since it's so different for everyone. That's part of why I think the Authority really is more of a council than a single entity. But I wasn't even thinking about it. I was just...I was looking for ways to help people, ways that wouldn't risk them being hurt again. I suppose that was enough for whoever was in charge.
"I've made mistakes, since I graduated. It didn't magically make me able to predict what'd hurt people and what wouldn't! But I did get better at listening, and at not feeling like I had to be the one to solve the big problems, no matter the cost. Sometimes, it's okay to just...ask if someone wants to watch a movie! And hope that someone else will be able to do more with your data than you can."
He pauses. "Are you feeling like you should be doing something? Waking up ready to go?" he asks her.