"I wasn't accusing you," Lea said. "Mostly just... pointing out that the idea is messed up. But believe me, I'll have a few things to say to them too, if I get the chance."
"And yeah, that's not how that works. At all. Any of that. You and Ben did give people another chance, but if they decide to do something dumb and squander it, that's on them. It's their choice, not yours or Ben's, and ultimately everyone is responsible for their own actions."
"And you can't just... will yourself not to have limits. You can stretch them, occasionally, but even then, trying to do it constantly is gonna come back to bite you, probly at the worst possible time. But I know you're probly gonna try anyway, and it ticks me off. Why do I keep making friends with people who think that beating themselves up or running themselves into the ground is gonna help anything? I mean, you know it's pretty bad when I look like the sensible one in a scenario...."
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Date: 2023-06-27 12:42 am (UTC)"And yeah, that's not how that works. At all. Any of that. You and Ben did give people another chance, but if they decide to do something dumb and squander it, that's on them. It's their choice, not yours or Ben's, and ultimately everyone is responsible for their own actions."
"And you can't just... will yourself not to have limits. You can stretch them, occasionally, but even then, trying to do it constantly is gonna come back to bite you, probly at the worst possible time. But I know you're probly gonna try anyway, and it ticks me off. Why do I keep making friends with people who think that beating themselves up or running themselves into the ground is gonna help anything? I mean, you know it's pretty bad when I look like the sensible one in a scenario...."