That kindness of yours is a strength of its own, Estelle-san. Wanting to have changed it so you could do more, do better - it's good of you to want that, but it will also drag you down.
[ shinobu doesn't say it unkindly. she understands dwelling in what ifs, and she knows where estelle is coming from, but these situations are usually stacked against them. ]
You know what can happen now, so you can resist easier, if you happen to fall into that in the future.
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That relieves me to hear, but that also leads me to believe that another part wasn't as smooth.
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There was one that had a way of getting into people's heads... making them do things they normally wouldn't.
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[ shinobu has a guess, and it's one she doesn't like. ]
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... I hurt someone...
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It's hateful, the things they make you do against your will, especially if it goes against your nature.
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[ shinobu doesn't say it unkindly. she understands dwelling in what ifs, and she knows where estelle is coming from, but these situations are usually stacked against them. ]
You know what can happen now, so you can resist easier, if you happen to fall into that in the future.
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... Someone once told me something similar, back home...
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You're right... I have to try to learn from this... instead of dwelling on regrets.
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It's not wrong to have regrets or wish you could have done better, but you're more suited to doing something with those feelings.