It's not fine. But so long as you accept that, it'll be alright.
[paradoxical as it may sound. he has to believe that it will; otherwise, everything seemed too hopeless, even for a militant pessimist.
as for mistakes, it's hard to pick just one. there have been many, far too many. he may have been the most arrogant son of a bitch to walk the earth and a man prone to ardent denial, but even he knows he's made missteps. case in point: bonding with a dangerously rogue AI. sitting here, just talking to someone he now knows to be an utter menance.
but one stands out among all the rest. and he supposes she's earned that much.]
I left my brother behind. I went after a man I wanted more than anything and forgot what I was supposed to do.
[his hand squeezes tight around hers, as if living the pain of that memory.]
I forgot to care about him. To look after him. And I realized that way too late to make a difference.
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It's not fine. But so long as you accept that, it'll be alright.
[paradoxical as it may sound. he has to believe that it will; otherwise, everything seemed too hopeless, even for a militant pessimist.
as for mistakes, it's hard to pick just one. there have been many, far too many. he may have been the most arrogant son of a bitch to walk the earth and a man prone to ardent denial, but even he knows he's made missteps. case in point: bonding with a dangerously rogue AI. sitting here, just talking to someone he now knows to be an utter menance.
but one stands out among all the rest. and he supposes she's earned that much.]
I left my brother behind. I went after a man I wanted more than anything and forgot what I was supposed to do.
[his hand squeezes tight around hers, as if living the pain of that memory.]
I forgot to care about him. To look after him. And I realized that way too late to make a difference.