Donatello "the air bud of war crimes" Hamato ([personal profile] othellovonryan) wrote2031-09-09 11:46 pm

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Re: Day 98, morning

[personal profile] allevilthings 2023-06-19 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Foundling: Wouldn't know about that. I've never once claimed, or wanted, to be 'good', such as that word gets applied. Kind, maybe. Fair, for certain. But 'good' isn't a word they'll use much when they write my biography, except to describe what I wasn't.
Foundling: The thing is, you ask to bear people's burdens, it doesn't matter what your reasons. The end result's the same. You take the weight on your shoulders, and you bear it. And there's no shame in buckling under, only regret. If you wanted my perspective, that's my perspective. At least you tried, even if trying leads to regretting it.
Foundling: Regret, as it happens, is easier to live with than shame. Damnably so, perhaps - I've known plenty of 'good' men who've consigned themselves to a hell of their own making because of it. Most of them would fit right in on Robin's Egg, I expect.
Foundling: Again: the best way to ease such a burden is to share it. If you don't explain what you're trying to do to other people, of course you're not going to get other people's help with it. If you don't have time, then that's not your fault. But they're still not likely to lift a finger, since they won't understand what they're looking at till it's too late and the result's already in front of them. You know how people are, Donnie. You have to tell it to them plainly, or they'll never understand it, and if they don't understand it, they won't prioritize it over their more immediate concerns. There's no point blaming them or yourself for something that simply couldn't be avoided under the circumstances.
Foundling: ... could be there's something we can do from our end about the trouble within his cult, though. So thanks for that news. I'll pass it on.