You aspired to be like Hobie. They dressed however they wanted, talked loudly, made themselves known, and could care less what others thought of them.

You were too shy to talk to them, but you got the courage to ask them for advice today.

“How I do it? I just do. Force myself to go out of my comfort zone— I like making myself known. You should do the same, just make yourself known and don’t care what others think.” They shrug, kicking their platform boots up on a table.