Zenitsu Catch All

[burningrescue]

meme.....to come....

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[swordflash]

[When he was on the verge of giving up on himself, Gramps told him to believe. Here, Galo told him to think positively and to stop dwelling on his shortcomings. The more Zenitsu thinks about it, it makes an increasing amount of sense that Galo—so persistent that even world-ending magma couldn't deter him—would end up seeing this memory.]

Yeah . . . We're not actually related, though. Gramps is the one who paid off my debt when I was in trouble.

[burningrescue]

[He nods. It makes sense - you don't necessarily have to be related to someone for them to mean something to you.]

He seems like a pretty cool guy. No wonder you don't want to let him down, huh?

[swordflash]

[Gramps is the coolest. That doesn't stop Zenitsu from complaining.]

He'd make me train every day, even when I couldn't take it anymore. I seriously thought I was gonna die a few times.

[burningrescue]

Well, that's no good. . .but you're still standing, right?

[It's hard to tell how seriously Zenitsu means that, combined with this memory, but Galo's shonen personality reads this memory of an old man hitting a boy a bunch as inspiring, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

Seems like he believed in you, that you could handle it.

[swordflash]

[It’s okay. Zenitsu thinks it’s inspiring, too.

Deflecting is a bit hard when Galo is so straightforward.]

I may still be standing, but I couldn’t live up to his expectations in the end.

[He managed one form out of six. That's pretty pathetic.]

[burningrescue]

Did you get any better at that thing he was trying to teach you?

[swordflash]

From then on, all I've done is practice the same move over and over again. But I haven't been able to use it at all whenever I've come face to face with a demon.

[burningrescue]

Well, that's what he wanted, right? For you to practice so you get real good at it. Makes sense to me.

[He scratches his head a little.]

I was always really bad in school. I was pretty worried I wouldn't be able to pass my tests to get into firefighter training. But if I focused hard on just the things I know I'm good at, it was a lot easier to get through the tests. So! I get it!

Maybe it's just going to take some more practice before you're ready to really use it.

[swordflash]

You think so?

[It helps a lot to hear Galo's anecdote. While Gramps imparts powerful advice, with Galo it doesn't feel like he's being shoved out of the nest prematurely. That's the only way he can grow, but he's not like most birds. He's more prone to falling and hitting the ground. But he can still fly a little if he practices.

More practice! After all those months of hellish training? Give him a break! He's so over it! Please. He needs a vacation.]

I guess I should start practicing what I can here, then, huh? Even though it'll be bothersome.