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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[professorlionface]

You'll forgive me if I'm skeptical that it was the best result for all involved. If only we could have prevented it instead...

[couldbeavoided]

I don't know how.

[professorlionface]

And that's the point we'll end up being stuck on, won't it? I suppose it's the problem with retrospective wishing.

[couldbeavoided]

[ Softly: ] You all did all you could, Hank. I really did appreciate it.

[professorlionface]

And you still died. What can anything I'd done really add up to if I couldn't have helped that?

[couldbeavoided]

Because [ ... ] I missed having friends.

[professorlionface]

Well, I'm...I'm glad I could at least help on that front.

[couldbeavoided]

Me too. I never thought I could last two years without Lindy there. [ He means just in general, but. Having her around always helped keep the Void quiet a little more than without. ]

[professorlionface]

We were fortunate to have you for the time we did.

You were a good person, Bob. Despite everything that happened. Never forget that.

[couldbeavoided]

I tried to be.

But I'm still sorry. I can't really make up for what I've done.

[professorlionface]

That's how it so often goes, isn't it? We can spend lifetimes trying to rebalance the scales, and so often do.

I guess...you would know more about that than any of us.