[Satoru is a lot to handle, and he's well-aware of this fact. He leans into it whenever it serves him, embracing his bad personality and obnoxious behaviors, simply because that's how he is, in all his annoying glory. But there is reason to it as well. It is easy to be dismissed as an irritation, as someone strong but unworthy of more than the cost of a single interaction, because it means that as he actively attempts to bring about change in his world, no one is looking all that closely. No one is trying to understand his plans, because no one wants to understand Satoru himself.
But he is also a teacher, and for all his questionable teaching methods and undesirable antics, he knows how to be serious when the situation calls for it. He knows how to rein himself in to look closely, have productive conversations, and facilitate learning. Satoru has helped his students achieved breakthroughs, and has given them what they need to one day stand among the strongest. He did not do that by always running his mouth and annoying them.
So he is observant of Anakin as he accepts the mint without hesitation — notes his movements, the way he catches it in that hand, and chooses to eat it immediately. And he approves of all of this: straight-forward behavior and blunt questions are both within Satoru's own repertoire. In fact, the comment Anakin makes is astute: it is a lot of work to be singled out by Satoru Gojo.
Hence:]
Sure is.
[Satoru puts his hand back in his pocket and this time keeps it there, casual in stance as well as speech.]
But you gotta work hard to get anywhere.
[A lot of people seem to have the opinion that everything comes easy to Satoru — and it's true. Everything comes easy to him now. But there was a time when he had to work hard to master his techniques — and he lost a lot in the process. So he understands this lesson better than many think.]
And with the way things are going, putting some work into making allies will go a long way.
[Mostly, because he wants to fight his way off this train, but there's also the small matter of the two very big problems from his world hanging around these very cars.]
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But he is also a teacher, and for all his questionable teaching methods and undesirable antics, he knows how to be serious when the situation calls for it. He knows how to rein himself in to look closely, have productive conversations, and facilitate learning. Satoru has helped his students achieved breakthroughs, and has given them what they need to one day stand among the strongest. He did not do that by always running his mouth and annoying them.
So he is observant of Anakin as he accepts the mint without hesitation — notes his movements, the way he catches it in that hand, and chooses to eat it immediately. And he approves of all of this: straight-forward behavior and blunt questions are both within Satoru's own repertoire. In fact, the comment Anakin makes is astute: it is a lot of work to be singled out by Satoru Gojo.
Hence:]
Sure is.
[Satoru puts his hand back in his pocket and this time keeps it there, casual in stance as well as speech.]
But you gotta work hard to get anywhere.
[A lot of people seem to have the opinion that everything comes easy to Satoru — and it's true. Everything comes easy to him now. But there was a time when he had to work hard to master his techniques — and he lost a lot in the process. So he understands this lesson better than many think.]
And with the way things are going, putting some work into making allies will go a long way.
[Mostly, because he wants to fight his way off this train, but there's also the small matter of the two very big problems from his world hanging around these very cars.]