Journalists... [For a brief moment, Dimitri has a flashback of that time when he was mistaken as an idol and every moment was waking hell. Excuse him.] I can see what you mean in that regard.

But as for Bede.... [He shifts from one foot to the other, hand curling at his chin.] I cannot deny that some young men can be arrogant like that, and make it difficult in ways.

Still... Try to imagine you are in his position. You are far, far away from home, and have left all you known behind you. No family, no friends. The culture is foreign to you as well. You will be asked to stand side by side with experienced adults.

You do it all because you very much want a chance you may never again see in your lifetime. A chance to show off something you have come to be extraordinarily proud of.

Of course, there is another who wants that chance for you as well. She is no child of your age, but an adult like the others. She is calm, confident, bold - already winning over women as well. [Shout out to you, Jolene, you wild lesbian] And that is who you must compete with.

In that sort of situation... Do you think you might be scared? Anxious? Intimidated?

And yet, you don't want to back down. You can't. If you backed down like a piece of ivy to the wall, you wouldn't have even put up a fighting chance.

So, being a little loud, looking a little overconfident... Can you say that you might never do that?

[Dimitri snaps out of it, realizing he's gotten a little too indepth into all of that, and smiles sheepishly.]

I apologize for speaking so much. However, I sympathize a fair bit - I have known young men like him, after all, and been in a similar position. So, I may be acting softer than is best.