[That's valid, and this guy actually seems like he knows what he's talking about; Kou pauses in his gathering of plates to listen, head canted slightly to one side.]

Hmm... I guess so. I didn't think about it that way, but maybe I've been expecting too much.

[He's just a teenager, after all; handling big world jumps and crazy politics is not really anything he's been prepared for.]

It's kinda hard not to wish we were a bit more prepared for each one, though.