I do. And before you say it-- no, I don't know your past. I don't know what you did before you met me, or if you were a person I'd like or if I'd approve of your life choices, fill in the blank with whatever it is making you think there's something... lacking, since I can't find a better word.
What I know is that I've known you for almost a solid year now, and I like to think I can make accurate judgement calls a lot faster than that. Whoever you used to be, right now you're someone I respect and care about. A lot, on both counts. That's the part that matters.
[ because in the year they've known each other, she hasn't seen anything that might shake tyke's faith in her general worth as a person; it doesn't take a super genius to see whatever is sticking for her, it happened before they met. ]
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What I know is that I've known you for almost a solid year now, and I like to think I can make accurate judgement calls a lot faster than that. Whoever you used to be, right now you're someone I respect and care about. A lot, on both counts. That's the part that matters.
[ because in the year they've known each other, she hasn't seen anything that might shake tyke's faith in her general worth as a person; it doesn't take a super genius to see whatever is sticking for her, it happened before they met. ]