I guess... there's no harm in starting from the beginning.
[He keeps thinking of who he's used to being--who he's been for all these years. The one on the sidelines, the support, the standerby. But if he thinks about who he has to be now... if he thinks of himself as Steven, then he knows what he has to do. Steven would try. Steven wouldn't shrink away.
He's not Steven, but he can do his best imitation.]
I... I can't promise anything. [Not success, and certainly not confidence.] But I'll try. We'll... see where it goes from there.
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I guess... there's no harm in starting from the beginning.
[He keeps thinking of who he's used to being--who he's been for all these years. The one on the sidelines, the support, the standerby. But if he thinks about who he has to be now... if he thinks of himself as Steven, then he knows what he has to do. Steven would try. Steven wouldn't shrink away.
He's not Steven, but he can do his best imitation.]
I... I can't promise anything. [Not success, and certainly not confidence.] But I'll try. We'll... see where it goes from there.