musing on recent(ish) drop & missing.

[couldbeavoided]

I hope you know what you want is impossible.

I don't deserve any of their forgiveness, and I don't think I've earned the right to another chance, either. I made a lot of promises. They trusted me and I lied when I said I was better. You shouldn't--

...

I don't even know how many people that I... that he... I let them all down.

What kind of hero can't win against his own villain?

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[couldbeavoided]

[ Oh how does he even... ]

I'm sorry.

[invoking]

You don't--

You shouldn't have to say that.

[couldbeavoided]

It's my fault. I'm responsible for what he does. I'm the only one who...

[ He's not, really. He can't stop the Void, can he? He never before; not forever. ]

I should have done something sooner.

[invoking]

I'm sure you tried.

What... was he? It?

[couldbeavoided]

The Void, he's--

He wasn't supposed to be there at all. [ Hesitantly: ] He's a part of me.

[invoking]

... Void.

Like, a second personality?

[couldbeavoided]

[ A pause, as he tries to decide if that explanation is accurate. ]

He's his own personality... but he came from me.