Second 👻 Story [Anonymous Text]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[For the past few days, all Ashley's done is try to figure out how to get the PokéConnect anonymous. It'd been an idea in the back of her mind for a week or so and then- well, it became an urge and now here she is.]

I need to ask for some advice.
This might also turn out to be a moral question, maybe? I'm playing by ear.

The scenario:
You take part in something careless and thoughtlessly cruel. A tragedy occurs. One that costs lives. You've accidentally hurt a dear, close friend.
That friend then methodically and maliciously plans and carries out revenge that inadvertently puts your life, the lives of your friends, and their own life in danger.
What the hell do you do?
Is it right to be pissed when it's your fault it all happened?
IS it really your fault?
What's worse, a horrible accident or a plot purposely designed to hurt others?
How would you try to move forward?
How would you try to forgive yourself?
Do you deserve to?

Consider this a moral quandary if you will. I'd just really like some advice. Some opinions.

Comments

[blazeit]

Yeah, true.... well
It looks like you got a buncha answers so hopefully some of them are helpful??

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I've talked enough about me.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

They are.
A lot of people have been incredibly insightful. I hope I'll be able to apply some of them.

[charcoalfeather]

well, if you're sure.
i hope I helped, even a little.

[defyingfrigidity]

He is.
I could tell you all about him and just how awful the things he did were, but. This isn't about me!

And I understand. I was so paranoid about trusting people with my own secrets that, if my hair wasn't white already, it probably would've turned that color when I was still a child.

But even after my secret was let out for all to see here... nobody looked at me any differently.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I'll have to let that sit with me. Reveal when I feel comfortable. If I feel comfortable.
This is reassuring, genuinely. So much here has been.

[defyingfrigidity]

I know. It can be... almost overwhelming, just how accepting people are in this land.

It's one of the things I love most about being here, and one thing I'll most certainly miss.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Doesn't that scare you? One day we'll leave. Doesn't it feel like any progress here won't matter?

[garbagechild]

do u meen it??

riting is hard

i am beter at taking

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I really mean it.
I'm sure you'll get better, I could


This is supposed to be anonymous so I should say nothing more.

Re: [permanon]

[in4apounding]

Well maybe not, but you still weren't trying to hurt anyone! Just because something went wrong or got out of hand doesn't make it as bad as trying to hurt someone on purpose.

[defyingfrigidity]

[HAHA ASHLEY IF YOU ONLY KNEW...]

... It does. More than anything.

I worried about that a lot, when my second birthday in Johto came around.
But people assured me that some things just can't go back to the way they are. I don't know if they said that just to make me feel better, but for now, I'm just going to choose to believe them.

[garbagechild]

????

wat is a nonimus

[permanon]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Balancing the intent and the actions with the outcome. It's
It's what I've been trying to do since it happened.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

You think we can hold on to something? If not the memories then maybe the feelings and thoughts?
That sounds nice. I really hope it's true.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

It means my identity is secret. I don't have a traceable ID on the network, see?
I wanted to do that so I could be text without a name. Better responses that way.

[defyingfrigidity]

I know so.
Memories can be manipulated. Removed. But the feelings still remain. I'm sure of it.
It's much harder to change the heart than the head.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Whatever happens, the heart remains.

You have a good philosophy. Despite everything you've been though.

[garbagechild]

o.

i am good at sekrets tho

_{[He's not. He's absolutely not.]}

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Oh kiddo.]

You know, I'm absolutely sure you are. It's just for my own peace of mind. I'm not comfortable with people knowing these things about me.

[garbagechild]

well ok

i gess ther r things abowt me that i donut want pepl 2 kno either, lyk the fact that i am an abomnashun frum hell or that i somtyms put back food that i hav alreade licked

i hope u feel betr soon

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Well she has no doubt this kid has no idea how to lie and also is somewhat instantly charmed by this entire strange conversation.

Maybe the weird and inexplicable has Stockholm'd her.]

Thank you.

You're a sweet kid.

[garbagechild]

_{[Dabble in the Weird long enough and eventually you either get numb or start liking it.]}

thank u!

i do eet a lot of sweets its tru

Re: [permanon]

[in4apounding]

Well

[She is in no way equipped for this.]

You'd change it if you could, right?
If you had known what would happen

[permanon]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Of course. I think about it every day.