► twelfth sketch [Video]

[memorychains]

[The feed opens to the view of Olivine beach, held by its owner as she records the horizon and ocean for a while. It records silence for a few moments before the owner speaks up, sounding hesitant.]

... if you've done something wrong in the past that hurt a lot of people, and every one of them said that it was alright and that they didn't blame you...

... but... you still feel guilty over it...

... how do you go about forgiving yourself?

[There's more silence and then an audible sigh, before there's an elephant trumpet sound, and Namine giggles as a Phanpy clambers and obscures half the view of the camera.]

No, this isn't for playing. Come on.

[The feed cuts off.]

Comments

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[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

[She has to think of that for a while.]

What if the reason was complicated? It hurt others but was necessary to save someone. But in the end, it still caused a lot of damage?

[Video]

[meatysoviet.livejournal.com]

[He gave an audible snort, shrugging off part of the question.]

If it was a simple problem I would think it would be solved by now- of course is complicated, when is selflessness ever simple little one?

All that matters is that you did what must be done. If that is so, then there is no need for guilt.

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[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

Do what's right... even when it pains others?

[Video]

[meatysoviet.livejournal.com]

No one has ever said doing the right thing is harmless, or guiltless for that matter.

Did you think your attempt at keeping balance would be any different?

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[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

I... suppose not. Though no matter what I did, whether it was making the mistake or trying to fix it, I kept hurting others.

[Video]

[meatysoviet.livejournal.com]

[He thinks for a moment before giving a shrug, handing something to something off screen, most likely his pokémon.]

If you choose a path stick to it until the end. Is little point trying to erase a mistake you have just made, is not as if doing so will do anything other than rub salt into raw wounds.

[He exhales a little, unsure what else to say- he really wasn't expecting this sort of conversation through this device with what looked like a girl barely in her teens.]

It can always be worse?

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[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

I suppose so.

... thank you for the advice.

[Only almost sixteen years old looking, and she's already discussing things like this. Kind of unsettling huh?]