I'm surprised the President hasn't mentioned that incident. It's unlike him to leave well enough alone. It probably says He even let me take on a new project.
Not talking is a harder construct that I realized. Not the inability to talk, but the choice to remain silent despite it all. I'm beginning to see the wisdom in Tim's silence.
Observing, taking note, and acting in correspondence with those actions. Making every action speak louder than words. Making every glance, and subtle twitch have meaning. Getting so far into a character that one's self disappears.
Dad always described acting as something magical. I could see it with him. On set I could see how others reacted to him. How he led and followed, pushed and pulled his fellows to be better. I hoped to be like him someday.
I think this part will open the doors for me to become a better actor than my father. I have to carry myself a certain way, to lead through my acting and not my words or simple plot devices. It's enjoyable.
I want to be able to stand on my own two feet in this industry.
I wrote a great little excerpt where Ren comments upon his first encounter with Yashiro, but then I realized that he's not supposed to meet him till he's 17! He's still only 16 here! (There will be further hints as to the passage of time soon, fyi. Up till now it hasn't been important for the flow of story)
Anyways, the Yashiro chapter will have to wait for a while yet. Which is saddening. I quite like that man.