originally posted in:The New Dojo
"I'm glad you're happy, Eris. Not a lot of people get to be happy around here. Too many people linger on the past and forget they're in the present."
He chuckled.
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"Only way to fix anything is to focus on the present and the future. You can't change the past, only fix the damage it caused."
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"I know, right? I guess people have a hard time accepting what has happened and trying to fix it rather than linger. I try to help as many as I can, but not everyone is willing to accept help."
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"It's a lot easier to say 'if I had done this everything wouldn't have happened' because you don't need to do anything. The hard part is accepting it happened and picking up the pieces."
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"Very true. I always try to look into the hopeful future where everything works out." He sighed. "Sometimes I lose sight of that though."
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"We can all lose sight of it, but hey, so long as we get back on track it's fine." [b][i]She said, smiling a bit.[/i][/b] "Actually, speaking of being on the right track, how are you and your special someone doing?"
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Bedlam seemed hesitant. "I...don't know. She's not around that much, her Ghost is jealous as hell, and her family is...special. She's also so stuck in the past and hardly shows any excitement when we're together. I just don't know."