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[orphne]

Hi everyone!

Jerry gave me some homework. Can you help me with it, please? ( •̯́ ^ •̯̀)

He wants me to ask if there's such a thing as going “too far” to protect someone you love. What extent would you go to protect others? Would you physically harm them if it meant saving them from harm?

Oh, you can respond with video or call or text or whatever, that's fine! If you want to talk to each other too, that'll probably help, also.

Thank you! ₊˚⊹♡

Comments

[orphne]

Yeah, I guess that's what I'm saying. Like, you can be super sure in the moment, right? But then learn more later and you were wrong all along.

This city can mess with you, too. Make you think other things.

[gravity_flares]

I mean, that's still easy to answer.

You're only human, right? Then, you can learn from those mistakes and take steps not to make a mess of shit again.

In other wordsー move forward from it and show whoever you've mucked up with you're sorry with your actions. Maybe even get even with what caused it to begin with if you're feelin' vengeful.

[orphne]

Yeah, I'm human.

[She bothers to specify because not everybody here is?? Demons, mutants, and all kinds of people are in Aldrip!]

It's really hard, though. Moving forward without dwelling on it. It's easy to pretend you've moved past it, but... how can you actually?

[gravity_flares]

ha? moving forward doesn't mean you won't dwell on it and it sure as hell doesn't mean playing pretend. but your actions going forward will make it easier to deal with.

well, depending on what you do next. that part's on you, though.

[orphne]

Oh.

[Moving forward doesn't mean dwelling on it, huh...? She spends a little while mulling over that and what it might mean to her before adding,]

How do you show somebody you love that you're really sorry you almost killed them?