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]

Hey, distracting yourself with animal therapy is like, a totally legit way to work out problems imo.
But yeah ... I see your point.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

It's getting hard to just distract. I can't run forever, unfortunately.

[blazeit]

Ok so... this is deeper shit than I normally think about so this might sound totally stupid but I guess I don't see it as running away?
Idk. It's just that sometimes I think about stupid shit I did and I realize I wouldn't have done the stupid shit if I just put some distance between the real facts and now I felt about them.

Not that I do stupid shit that often. [ IMPORTANT FYI ]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I suppose. A little space is fine, really, but trying to put it out of my mind just made everything worse. Maybe finding a medium.

[blazeit]

Yeah, I guess so.
Idk. I think it's hard to say for sure without, like, weirdly imprinting my own experiences on yours

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Every experience is different.
That's a realization that doesn't exactly HELP with figuring this out, but it puts things in perspective.

[blazeit]

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

[hashtagafreakingghost]

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