...I think you're wrong to assume you were completely unaffected. The nature of your abilities likely meant Maruki could only scratch the surface of your desires. I can't speak for the others, but-- however he was learning of what we supposedly wanted seems superficial. It seems shallow. And for you, it seems he didn't take into account that your happiness rides on the coattails of the happiness of everyone around you, but with the integral point of you helping them achieve it.
The powers I have at my disposal are like a diluted form of your own. [Not surprising there, given their respective track records.] So it makes sense that I woke myself up with minimal interference. [He stands a little straighter, releases one of Akira's hand to use his left knuckles to bump his face toward him, force him to look at him.] ...so what you need to progress here, is to let go of the stress he's poisoning you with. There's nothing perfect about this reality. That includes that your friends are superficially happy without your influence.
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...I think you're wrong to assume you were completely unaffected. The nature of your abilities likely meant Maruki could only scratch the surface of your desires. I can't speak for the others, but-- however he was learning of what we supposedly wanted seems superficial. It seems shallow. And for you, it seems he didn't take into account that your happiness rides on the coattails of the happiness of everyone around you, but with the integral point of you helping them achieve it.
The powers I have at my disposal are like a diluted form of your own. [Not surprising there, given their respective track records.] So it makes sense that I woke myself up with minimal interference. [He stands a little straighter, releases one of Akira's hand to use his left knuckles to bump his face toward him, force him to look at him.] ...so what you need to progress here, is to let go of the stress he's poisoning you with. There's nothing perfect about this reality. That includes that your friends are superficially happy without your influence.