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[ riddle doesn't have to worry about it — or maybe should worry about it even more now? — kaiser has entirely given up on getting riddle to realize on his own that he's not playing for the grimsby sunday league. he'll also never invite riddle to any of his games because he assumes there's a serious possibility riddle will have to consider killing himself if he realizes the magnitude of the stakes that kaiser plays for is several orders higher than what he seems to think they are. ]

not even once
professional athletes who blame their god given physique for their failures are third rate at best
one of the best german players in modern history has a rather unremarkable build, hes about the same height as me and is way skinnier

[ kaiser doesn't need to invite him, riddle's tall hot celebrity friend is taking him to watch bastard münchen play in the world cup on the 20th :') they'll be in a box high up where riddle can see aaaaall the people and cameras fixating on his special best friend's every move. it'll go fine! ]

I'm happy to hear that. I've always found your discipline and dedication to be admirable. I know it doesn't mean much coming from a pickleball player, but truly. With how easily people submit to mediocrity, being around someone who refuses all kinds of limitations is... Nice.

[ he'll just. leave it at that... ]

That's quite amazing. It just goes to show that hard work never goes unrewarded.

[ riddle wanted to say that kaiser, too, can become one of the modern greats as well as long as he keeps working hard, but stops himself because for all he knows, kaiser already is and he'll make himself look like an irredeemable idiot when all he wanted was to be encouraging. there truly would be no going back from that. better to just, once again, leave it at that. ]

[ kaiser wouldn't have minded on that basis, actually, because he may be a young talent who is literally generational, but plenty of young talents fall off. if he's still got the hype in 5 years, then he might start feeling tentatively okay with his trajectory. ]

well, i dont know about that
plenty of hard workers simply get unlucky. that wont be me or either of us, though

Let it be said hard work is its own reward, but that's a separate lecture altogether. I will spare you this time, because you're right.

Minor inconveniences such as luck, society, and fate will never be enough to stop people like us. Insufferable, stubborn, proud... Excellence is merely a matter of course. I will always believe in you and your unlimited potential. If anyone deserves to have his dreams come true, it's you.

[ no to that first part, and, well, hah! also no to that second part. ]

sure it is, and true, it is

[ it's okay, riddle knows kaiser isn't picking up what he's putting down. the most important part of the lecture was the segment about never losing heart no matter how impossible things may seem, and that kaiser will always have a soft, safe place with him. riddle concluded it would be unfair to ask kaiser to promise him he'll always believe in himself in the face of an unjust world... so, as he resolved to do before, he'll simply love and believe in his best friend enough for the both of them. it's fine. ]

Genau.

Well, this was a fine old chinwag. I have a lot I need to reflect on, but thank you for helping me come to terms with my vertical deficiency. I hope the rest of your day goes well too.

alles gut

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