I dont need to argue nor prove my point. Near the end of her pov, his sister realizes that he wasnt at fault and never actually abandoned her, thats canon now. his guilt is misplaced. more importantly, none of that changes the fact that their mother dropped the truth bomb, but the sister is the one who imploded their relationship, lover friend and brother. All he did was try and all he got was blame. The only reason he could possibly feel guilty is because he was stupid and young.
as for readability, well i would do things like use proper punctuation and maybe capital letters when appropriate, yet that requires an effort of caring i sorely lack in a forum.
In conclusion, if I feel like writing an essay and submitting it for competition. Well shit, I will bang my head against a wall til that notion falls right out. after all, this is a post on a pirate forum thread, not dialogue for a VN. No one is paying me to be punctual gammatic, nor coherent.
In the middle east!
First, thank you.
Second, you were claiming that the Dev had decided to make him guilty. I merely explained why and of what he was truly guilty of. No mention of him being pardoned, or his intentions understood, was made by me.
His guilt, again, is not misplaced. He DID break a promise. No one asked him to make it, he offered it in good faith, because the woman he loved was in pain. And then, when his own pain had become too much for him to bear, he acted in self-preservation and ran, breaking his promise.
This is also canon. Not a matter of opinion even.
What imploded their relationship was the Truth Bomb. That and the mother intervention at the wrong time, forcing them to be separated on the moment they most needed to be together. Neither is at fault. Neither is innocent either. They both entered the relationship, without key knowledge, but, no one was forced. How she reacted to the knowledge of a massive boulder being placed over her incipient dreams and feelings does not make her guilty of anything. Again, neither is he guilty of being in pain.
Yes, he did try. He wanted to help. He wanted to be there. Until he didn't. Until he decided enough is enough, I'm going far away from all this to gain perspective. That's when he broke his promise, and that is what he is blamed for and guilty of.
Stop placing forgiveness into what was clearly a selfish action. Was he wrong in protecting himself? No. He was NOT. It was needed? Yes it was. Did he broke a promise by doing it? Yeah, he did. Is he being blamed for anything else? No, just for making a promise and breaking it.
Being stupid and young, is not a defect, it is a consequence of living. We don't learn until we do learn. If that constituted guilty, we have all been there. No, that is not what he is guilty of.
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I don't know what is your idea of a Forum is, but, to me, it is a place to exchange opinions, ideas, thoughts and facts. While the type of Forum may change, this concept is better in every possible way if it is readable and understandable.
This is not without it's disadvantages, but, it also has the possibility of writing slowly, editing and taking time to construct and reply.
What is the subject matter, what is the Forum for, and whether you are being payed or not, are NOT part of the concept. You either write to be understood, or you don't. No one is forcing you. I merely extended a request, and you graciously accepted it, so, thank you.
Peace
