[ I can't emphasise enough to you how little of a plan Tokinaga has. They really are just drifting wherever the fuck, even in circles, if Yosuke just lets him take the lead. ]
I was hoping to go on and get a doctorate, actually... but I stopped and looked for work instead.
[ The aura feels... worse. Just in general. But also what a nerd-ass me like he's aiming for a masters in another tag before realising he actually already has that and is going Even Further Beyond. ]
[ yeah yosuke is also under the impression tokinaga's a nerd but it's fine? it's fine. he does wonder if he would have been better off if he went to get a doctorate. ]
So you could've been Doctor Lit then. [ no. ] ... why look for work if you were already studying something you had an interest in? Work will always be there.
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[ where are we walking? it's entirely possible yosuke's just doing a little short tour of the snow areas. ]
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... Studying.
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... that's all? Studying what? Doesn't that get tiring?
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he does recall this much, which means... it's before the trajectory changed? ]
What were you hoping to do with a masters in literature? I haven't decided on college yet, but... kinda interested in different options.
[ tell him more to understand. ]
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[ The aura feels... worse. Just in general. But also what a nerd-ass me like he's aiming for a masters in another tag before realising he actually already has that and is going Even Further Beyond. ]
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So you could've been Doctor Lit then. [ no. ] ... why look for work if you were already studying something you had an interest in? Work will always be there.