[ he laughs, surprised, a little humbled by the praise. ]

I'm not wise at all. [ he's an idiot. ] Just went through a lot of changes really fast the past couple years. Despite all the shit that happened around them, the fact I'm even here now is only because I could hold on to the good ones, so... it's remembering what it felt like. If it can help at all, great, but I'm really only runnin' my mouth.

[ shounen speeching is an outlet. pretty decent, though, yeah! ]

That's a good answer. You'll work it out.