un: willthewise | 001

[deadboywalking]

[Will's been here for a hot second, and he's paid careful attention to...things that are going on. And he's more than ready to hit y'all with a whammy of a moral conundrum. Forgive his slow typing; he's from the 80's and texting isn't really a thing.]

if you do something bad -- like really bad, like unforgivable -- in your life before here

are you allowed to not tell anyone about it? or try to be better here? are you allowed to start over entirely?

is that bad too?

Comments

un: ryuoh

[countersway]

No one has any right to know your secrets. Everyone's done bad things, but that doesn't make them bad people. The only thing that matters is that you learn from your mistakes and treat people right moving forward.

un: willthewise

[deadboywalking]

what if it's really REALLY bad? shouldn't people know so they can...be careful around you?

[countersway]

I wouldn't say that. People should only be careful around you if you feel like you're going to do it again. Otherwise, there's nothing to look out for.

[deadboywalking]

i don't WANT to do it again. i mean. hypothetically.

[countersway]

So don't. You're the one in control of your actions. If the same situation happens again, whatever it is, you can always choose to do something different. It's never too late to decide to take another path.

[deadboywalking]

what if it's like...a situation where I can't control anything. like where I'm possessed or something.

[countersway]

Possessed?

[this is getting a little abstract for him now]

If you're not in control, I can't see how anyone could possibly blame you for what happened.

[deadboywalking]

yeah. I mean it was kinda my fault I got possessed in the first place.

[countersway]

Then it's just like I said before. You sound like you know you made a mistake, so learn from it and don't do it again. There's nothing wrong with that. It's part of growing up, and growing up isn't something that just stops when you become an adult.

[deadboywalking]

i'm not an adult yet, though. so i've got a LOT of that left.

[countersway]

Think of this as a head start, then. It's better to make your biggest mistakes when you're younger anyway. You have more room to grow, that way.

[deadboywalking]

what if they're like...felony mistakes?

[countersway]

Those happen, too, sometimes. Some of them, you might not even think of as mistakes when they happen. But those aren't for anyone to judge or hold against you if you're willing to put the time in to make it right.

[sorry will. i hope you weren't starting to think of kiryu as a role model or anything. he might be projecting here a wee bit.]

[deadboywalking]

i think i'm willing. i want to make it right. that's a good thing, right?

[countersway]

It is. But just wanting it isn't enough. Now it's up to you to make it happen.

[deadboywalking]

okay.

i mean. i'll try.