"Now look at her"? Didn't you hear what she said at the end of the trial? She picked herself right back up when all was said and done.

[ But Riku knew that she was likely speaking to others in confidence. It was undeniable she was hurting, but she wasn't alone.

He's nothing like Sora, who'd undoubtedly know what to say. But he can't find it easy for himself to not want to try. ]

I used to believe there was no point in someone like me with getting close to others. That I was only suited to darkness after what I'd done.

But I know that's not true. We aren't meant to just exist in darkness—we're meant to be in the light as well, even if isn't in the same amounts as everyone else.