That could be the case. [ Daniel admits. It's not like he wants to sugarcoat all of this, not when other people's feelings are involved. Kaworu might just end up more hurt if he presents some overly optimistic view here, only for it all to come crashing down in reality later. Granted, judging by what these kids seem like, he feels like they'll forgive Kaworu - but he doesn't know them well enough to be entirely certain.

Of course he doesn't leave it at just that either. ]

But even if they do.. then all you got to do is do better in the future. Be the person you want to be for them. [ Does Daniel realise the romantic angle to all of this?

.. who knows. Probably not. But Daniel has experience both with friendship and romance, so it all works out when it comes to this advice. ]

Life is way too short to focus on our mistakes in the past, rather than the things we can do better in the future for the people we care about. [ He pauses, and then shakes his head with a faintly amused smile as he adds: ] As cheesy as I'm sure that sounds.

[ Sorry. He can't help it. He's cheesy by nature. ]