You know... I was on the student council, before all this. I was fired, because I put my duty to the students before the apparent requirement not to question authority. That's the k-kind of thing I mean. I have responsibilities, to people other than myself. I have things I want to do, because I believe they are the right things to do. I... it sounds silly, and overdone, like some kind of movie. But that's how I feel. I will not apologize for who I am.
And the people around me, my friends... I trust them with my life. I know that w-whatever happens, they'll keep me safe, and sane, and warm. They'll give me... a place to come home to, wherever home is. I believe that with my whole heart. It... keeps me going, when things get bad.
[She shakes her head.] I'm not that special, really. I just have so many amazing people that let me into their lives, and I want to repay their kindness with everything I have, everything I a-am. That is what drives me. That is... where my power comes from. If that makes me interesting... it's better than what the news likes to think.
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And the people around me, my friends... I trust them with my life. I know that w-whatever happens, they'll keep me safe, and sane, and warm. They'll give me... a place to come home to, wherever home is. I believe that with my whole heart. It... keeps me going, when things get bad.
[She shakes her head.] I'm not that special, really. I just have so many amazing people that let me into their lives, and I want to repay their kindness with everything I have, everything I a-am. That is what drives me. That is... where my power comes from. If that makes me interesting... it's better than what the news likes to think.