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[naughty_nurse]

What do you do when someone breaks your trust in them? Is there a way to regain it? Should it be regained? How do you learn to trust anyone again?

[And then, after some time...]

[PRIVATE VOICE TO FIDDLEFORD]

Is the offer for memory erasure... s-still open?

((OOC: unless stated otherwise, all her replies will be anon!))

Comments

[naughty_nurse]

I don't want the person who hurt me to see this. I don't want them to feel worse than they already do.

They were sorry. They did apologize. But it doesn't feel like enough.

[softspokenlandlord]

Is it entirely inappropriate to ask what happened?

Don't worry about answering if you feel uncomfortable. But with what information I have, I think you have a right to be upset. Forgiveness needn't be an immediate process, or even a route you need to take if you feel strongly.

Sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes you can forgive it. Sometimes you can't.

[naughty_nurse]

Do you remember the event where our worst memories played in our room?

[softspokenlandlord]

[...Well, Ryou could lie, to preserve his anonymity. But...he couldn't bring himself to. Lying is bad, right? He'd sworn off bad things while taking his new lease on life without being frequently possessed.

So...]

Afraid not. But it sounds horrible.

[naughty_nurse]

It was exactly that. Our worst days of our lives replayed over and over in our rooms, like a horrible movie. Everyone knew what was happening. I left my room to find a new lock for my door.

I made a friend promise not to look in my room while I was gone.

[softspokenlandlord]

I'm so sorry that you've dealt with that kind of horrid thing.

And...I'm guessing that the person you bound to that promise looked in anyway? That's...not very nice of them. I can see why you're upset over something like that.

[naughty_nurse]

I caught them in the act. They were curious. That's all it took for them to break their promise.

[softspokenlandlord]

...That's not on. If one of my friends did that, then I would at the very least demand why!

A promise is important, and although trust can still be repaired, I don't at all blame you for your uncertainties. That's just...a horrible thing for someone to have done.

[naughty_nurse]

They knew how much their friendship meant to me. I even confessed my love for them. I was okay that they didn't feel that way back. I was content being friends. But now it's all messed up.

[softspokenlandlord]

Oh, my...

I certainly understand why you're upset, and you've every right not to accept apologies or regrets on the part of this person, but it might be hard to cut them off entirely if you feel so strongly.

...I'm sorry.

I don't know what would help.

[naughty_nurse]

It's all right. I didn't know what to expect when I asked.

[softspokenlandlord]

It was brave of you to ask at all.

But since I can't really be of help, at least know that I wish things were different for you. You seem like a very nice person caught in a poor situation.

If you ever want to talk again, we can. I don't know if you can see my name...it's Ryou. You're not obligated to, of course. But, you know. If you want someone to lend an ear, I mean.