[There's some merit behind the idea of nipping a problem in the bud, but the lengths Hiro would have to go through in order to maintain all of that -- the facade, appearing anytime Tadashi may need his help, managing his own trauma alone -- doesn't sound sustainable to him.
The way he sees it, something has to give eventually, whether it's Tadashi cottoning on and confronting Hiro about his activities, or Hiro failing to arrive the one time Tadashi decides to fight back during a future terrorist attack.
That may just have to be a lesson Hiro learns on his own, though, because Barnaby has a feeling he won't want to listen to anyone who tries to point that out.]
Assuming you're able to keep him in the dark and out of trouble, that still brings us back to Friday night. Given your circumstances, your freezing up back there is perfectly understandable. Now that you know it's an issue, though, it's on you to try reducing the odds of that happening again. Other people's lives will be depending on your actions.
[ It really, really isn't. Fortunately Hiro will figure that out on his own this week, but he's not in the right place for that now.
Freezing up though ... that has to be taken care of. No matter how he approaches this, he has to get over his fear of fire - or at least find ways to continue functioning if that encounter happens again. ]
[Looking back, it's hard to point to one monumental burst of effort that led him to success. Fire rescues were extensively covered by the Hero Academy. He learned to achieve mental and emotional tranquility by repressing his feelings when necessary. As Hiro pointed out, though, there's no hero school in this world. Barnaby also understands how unhelpful and potentially destructive the second coping mechanism would sound in this context.]
Like I mentioned before, it didn't happen overnight. My school had a comprehensive curriculum, and I had chances to practice before making my debut. Generally speaking, I prefer on-the-job learning over simulations, but...for things like this, using a simulation to help acclimate yourself to fire-rescue situations might be a good place to start.
[ There's that school again ... Hiro kind of wishes he could attend something like that. He was never much fond of traditional schooling, but this place sounds less like his crappy high school and more like SFIT. Too bad Xavier's can't fill that niche for him anymore. ]
It may sound a little odd when you word it that way, but...yes. Even if we take what happened to you out of the equation, fear of fire is a natural survival instinct. Simulate it in a safe, controlled environment enough times, though, and you might learn how to avoid letting your fears control you.
[Almost anything is better than just freezing up again, as far as Barnaby is concerned.] I'm sure someone like you can come up with a few good ideas. If you need help with anything, though, please feel free to ask.
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[Technically, Tadashi never had to in the first place, but he's not going to get nitpicky about that.]
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The way he sees it, something has to give eventually, whether it's Tadashi cottoning on and confronting Hiro about his activities, or Hiro failing to arrive the one time Tadashi decides to fight back during a future terrorist attack.
That may just have to be a lesson Hiro learns on his own, though, because Barnaby has a feeling he won't want to listen to anyone who tries to point that out.]
Assuming you're able to keep him in the dark and out of trouble, that still brings us back to Friday night. Given your circumstances, your freezing up back there is perfectly understandable. Now that you know it's an issue, though, it's on you to try reducing the odds of that happening again. Other people's lives will be depending on your actions.
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Freezing up though ... that has to be taken care of. No matter how he approaches this, he has to get over his fear of fire - or at least find ways to continue functioning if that encounter happens again. ]
How? How did you figure it out?
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Like I mentioned before, it didn't happen overnight. My school had a comprehensive curriculum, and I had chances to practice before making my debut. Generally speaking, I prefer on-the-job learning over simulations, but...for things like this, using a simulation to help acclimate yourself to fire-rescue situations might be a good place to start.
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So ... practice. Practice fires?
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