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Hero
[heer-oh]

noun, plural heroes;

1. a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities.
2. a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.

There are a great many heroic types among the imPort population, and this is probably a rather tired question, but indulge my curiosity if you would.

What is it the elevates a person from simply well-intentioned, to someone worthy of such a distinguished title?

Deeds? Bravery? Strength? Capability? Righteousness? Nobility? All of the above, or some combination thereof?

Or is it simply that there's one person in the world that believes it?

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i always thought of people
who are like my good friend
Joaquin

i still do
but

i think a hero is someone
who is willimg to sacrifice something
for other people

especially when it is the more difficult thing
to do

That may not be a bad way of looking at it. Very insightful, actually. I wonder if that is accurate.

i grew up
during the revolution

a lot people died
defending their families
or fighting for their country

many survivors were willing
to do the same

if there is a more accurate way
to describe a hero
then i would like to hear it

Fair enough. I appreciate your input.

and i appreciate your question

it reminded me
of something i needed to remember

I'm glad it wasn't overly intrusive then. Mr. Mondragon seemed to struggle somewhat with it himself, but it wasn't my place to say much on the subject.

[He hopes he filtered this right...]

what do you mean?

I didn't ask for any details, but he seemed to believe he'd begun to work for his own selfishness at some point. Of course, whether or not that's true is difficult to say.

oh

[It's the first he's heard about this since coming here...]

he is a good man
who lived under a big shadow

it would be easy for most people
to lose their way

but heroes like Joaquin always come around
in the end

he is very dependable and brave

Yes, I did get that impression. It's good that he has one of his friends here for him.

these days
i think i cause him
more trouble than anything else

the things that led up
to our coming here
werent exactly good

but i try to stay close
in case he ever needs me

its the least i can do

Admirable, but I'm certain he thinks more of you than that. My friend here gets on my nerves without fail at least half a dozen times a day, and yes, he does cause me endless amounts of trouble. But even so, I would not wish to be here alone. Mr. Mondragon seems like a very genuine sort that would feel similarly.

[Out of the two of them, Joaquin has always been the more independent one. Sometimes it's easy for Manolo to believe that he needs Joaquin more than the other way around, and he's still not entirely convinced that isn't the case. But if he can help ease the loneliness and isolation that comes from being trapped in a strange world, even if it's just a little bit, then Manolo wants to do that for him. That, at least, is a sentiment they both share about the other, he's certain of it.]

he would rather have me here
for lots of reasons

the biggest one being
that hes a good person
who wants to see other people follow their passions
and this place lets me do that

we try to be good to each other
even though we may fight about some things

im glad to hear you have someone like that too

Yes, it.. helps. I'm sure it's the same for the both of you.

i cant speak for him
but
if my being here helps him
half as much as his being here helps me
then i would be very happy

are you two friends with Joaquin?

Acquaintances, yes. We met at the Halloween masquerade.

[Acquaintances, friends...SAME THING, RIGHT?]

oh! i remember that
he seemed like he really enjoyed himself
its good to see him talking to other imports

did you know
he is an excellent dancer?

Not precisely, but he did ask me to dance with him a few times, so I rather imagined he had some skill.

he is easily the best dancer in san angel

actually
i know lots of people
who would have loved to trade places with you

but dont tell him i said that
his ego is big enough as it is

I can quite imagine.

hah!

you mean the trading places thing?
or the big ego?

or both

Both. He was rather charming.

that is certainly Joaquin alright

the women throw themselves at him
the men cant look away

i dont really blame them though

Envious, no doubt. In truth, I really did not expect a man from the 1930s to show any interest in another man, even so casually.

[That...isn't what Manolo expected at all, but he's surprisingly quick with a response.]

i guess you could say
he is the type of man who
enjoys putting the people around him at ease

i dont know
how he would actually feel
about being in a relationship with a man

our town is small, religious, traditional
it goes against everything people expect

i would support him either way

seeing me say that
might surprise you as well

but you are right
that this is not an opinion shared
by many men of our time

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