"Of course. Thank you. I—I think I'll be all right, for now." He smiles.
"And I won't ... I promise, I'm going to be working very hard not to do
anything stupid again."
"Hey, man, I'm not here to scold or play babysitter. Everybody fucks up now and then, loses it for a little bit. Then we pick ourselves up again and keep going." He leans over a little, and adds, mock-conspiratorily, "Even Godric fucks up sometimes."
John has to laugh at that. "I'll keep it to myself. And you're right, of
course. The transgression is one thing; what matters is what we do next,
after all."
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Date: 14/02/2022 22:58 (UTC)"Of course. Thank you. I—I think I'll be all right, for now." He smiles. "And I won't ... I promise, I'm going to be working very hard not to do anything stupid again."
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Date: 15/02/2022 05:01 (UTC)no subject
Date: 16/02/2022 21:39 (UTC)John has to laugh at that. "I'll keep it to myself. And you're right, of course. The transgression is one thing; what matters is what we do next, after all."