[ The slight thing Kim says before what he shares himself is enough to make Daniel's gaze drop for a moment. Not in a bad way - though there's a potential bad angle to it, a guilt that threatens to overtake Daniel if he thinks about it a little too hard - but mostly because he has trouble easily taking a compliment like that, seeming a touch flustered.
Still, he makes sure to look back up when Kim starts talking about himself. Even if he wasn't sure why he said so much when he usually wouldn't have, Daniel feels like it's only fair to still listen to Kim in return, to pay attention to his words.
.. and it's worth it. Even if it's just a slight tidbit about Kim, Daniel can still sense something in those words, especially coupled with that compliment that preceded it - Kim also cares about kids and their wellbeing.
There's nothing that makes someone rise more quickly in reputation in Daniel's books than that sheer fact. Even if Daniel is naturally guarded, he wants to believe in these words. Kim seems like a good man.
It makes Daniel smile, though before he can type anything on his phone to reply to all of that, there's.. suddenly that question.
One that catches him off guard, but then again, he's had people question way stranger things than karate. At least he can still chalk that one up to potential cultural difference. ]
It's a form of martial arts. [ He focuses on the question for now, figuring he can always turn this conversation back around to Kim in a few moments. ] Though it isn't necessarily just about fighting. It's also about meditation, and trying to bring balance into your life. That is what my teacher taught me when I was young, and it really helped me back then, so I wanted to make sure to pass that on to kids who could need it nowadays.
[ The smile - born from his relief at seeing Kim's compassion towards kids - remains on the man's face as he listens to his phone reading this out loud. Even if his relationship to karate has become slightly more.. complicated for various reasons, there's nothing about the moments he shared with both mister Miyagi and the kids he doesn't cherish all the same. ]
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Still, he makes sure to look back up when Kim starts talking about himself. Even if he wasn't sure why he said so much when he usually wouldn't have, Daniel feels like it's only fair to still listen to Kim in return, to pay attention to his words.
.. and it's worth it. Even if it's just a slight tidbit about Kim, Daniel can still sense something in those words, especially coupled with that compliment that preceded it - Kim also cares about kids and their wellbeing.
There's nothing that makes someone rise more quickly in reputation in Daniel's books than that sheer fact. Even if Daniel is naturally guarded, he wants to believe in these words. Kim seems like a good man.
It makes Daniel smile, though before he can type anything on his phone to reply to all of that, there's.. suddenly that question.
One that catches him off guard, but then again, he's had people question way stranger things than karate. At least he can still chalk that one up to potential cultural difference. ]
It's a form of martial arts. [ He focuses on the question for now, figuring he can always turn this conversation back around to Kim in a few moments. ] Though it isn't necessarily just about fighting. It's also about meditation, and trying to bring balance into your life. That is what my teacher taught me when I was young, and it really helped me back then, so I wanted to make sure to pass that on to kids who could need it nowadays.
[ The smile - born from his relief at seeing Kim's compassion towards kids - remains on the man's face as he listens to his phone reading this out loud. Even if his relationship to karate has become slightly more.. complicated for various reasons, there's nothing about the moments he shared with both mister Miyagi and the kids he doesn't cherish all the same. ]
Do they not have karate where you come from?