[Voice] Puzzle II

[sechstel]

[Guess who's been reflecting on various things since waking up and all of that jazz..]

The past is a curious thing. No matter how hard one desperately seeks to escape it or keep it from affecting just who you are... it's still there and it still can influence you, you views, your personality... everything about you.

People can change, this much is true. But how much? One can not actually change their past. No matter how much they crave to, it remains to haunt them.

A person can claim to not fear their past or their past actions, while actually still being held very much in the grip of terror over it affecting them once again, allowing that fear over it to affect their current actions, despite any claims that they've dealt with it and it doesn't control them any longer.

And while a precious few can actually place their past actually in the past and not allow it to haunt them, have actually moved on from it... what of those who still remember their past deeds? What if they can't let go of those actions themselves? Because sometimes its not just our pasts which haunt us and affect our lives and our views... some times the past actions of others can have a ripple effect, touching many. And people tend to judge others by the actions they've seen.

Those impressions are just as hard to shake off without considerable work...

Some reside in darkness, while claiming to to be free of it. Sometimes it is easier to lie to yourself than face the truth of things.

Comments

[Voice]

[coolerthansora]

[Well, he gets some of what you're talking about.]

Are you- thinking of somebody in particular?

voice;

[ninthserenade]

What if you remember your past, uh... deeds and you're trying to put it behind you?

[//Filtered]

I mean, I'm still trying to put the whole 'sleep with someone while dating someone else' thing behind me. It's normal to have trouble with it, right?

Voice

[imaginarytides]

[Xion is definitely one of the people that understands part of this, at least.]

So... how would you try to put your past behind you, then?

voice|locked; what you've been waiting for...

[limitless_land]

What would you know of 'facing the truth'?

[Yes, he saw - heard, whatever - you did there. Trying to call him out while attempting to remain subtle about it? How very like you. Unfortunately, he's definitely not in the mood for pleasantries. Especially since the last time he'd seen someone in their worlds, they tried to kill him inside an illusion. Kind of hard to forget that also your buddy's axe sword, owwww.]

anonymous text; and what awaits him, possibly

[handshakegreeting]

A foolish attempt, considering the past is what makes us who we are. Though, perhaps "regret" would be the better word in place of fear?

[Video]

[double_edged]

It's not easy. Leaving the past where it is.

[Voice]

[donotcomprehend]

I do not comprehend.

[Gale pauses for a moment, after saying that. That was a lot of talking, and he wants to make sure he's asking what's really on his mind after that.]

Facts are undeniable. Ignoring them does not cancel out their existence. But the past only indicates trends. Awareness of the presence of a pattern makes it easy to break from that pattern and use new tactics. Ignoring it will only lead to a weakness to be taken advantage of.

[Yep, he just turned that into a military metaphor, there.]

voice; private

[flared]

It's been a while since I've heard you talk so much.

[Video]

[nos_servabit]

We wouldn't be who we are without our pasts, you know.

Yes, they might haunt us, but without what we have done, we would have not learned to make the same mistakes.

Some people do need to put their pasts behind them to move on, but...it would be foolish to try to go without it, completely.