[It's sad but not surprising to hear about the results of the early class of children; those are both, unfortunately, potential outcomes of putting high risk kids into a situation like that.
And he understands the hints of Mello's competitiveness and need to be the best, because they're just as expected. When success and making yourself stand out as best at something are your keys to improving your life, it's easy for it to become an obsession. That's partially why Lance excelled so much in school in himself; although no longer in the situation he'd been in, overachieving had been a way to prove--even though he knows, looking back, it wasn't necessary--that his parents hadn't made a mistake in adopting him.
He pulls himself from his thoughts, nodding again at Mello's words, still following along with the story well enough but not wanting to ask any questions until Mello's totally finished.]
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Date: 2017-08-08 04:42 pm (UTC)And he understands the hints of Mello's competitiveness and need to be the best, because they're just as expected. When success and making yourself stand out as best at something are your keys to improving your life, it's easy for it to become an obsession. That's partially why Lance excelled so much in school in himself; although no longer in the situation he'd been in, overachieving had been a way to prove--even though he knows, looking back, it wasn't necessary--that his parents hadn't made a mistake in adopting him.
He pulls himself from his thoughts, nodding again at Mello's words, still following along with the story well enough but not wanting to ask any questions until Mello's totally finished.]