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[Cleared font formatting, check. Autocorrect, check. Masked I.D., triple check. Dave's been wrestling with this question for over a week, and he's no closer to an answer than he was eight days ago. No closer than he was three years ago.

Where's Dear Abby when you need advice?]

Have you ever been in a situation
Where you knew something somebody else didn't
And you weren't sure if you should tell them or not
Like you knew that if they found out they'd be really upset but there's also nothing they could do about it
And you don't want them to blame themselves
Or
Get mad at you
But pretending it didn't happen feels
I don't know
A lot like lying I guess
What would you do in those circumstances?

I'm asking for a friend.

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Yes. If it helps them alleviate their fears, I tell them everything they need to know.

I'm pretty sure if there are any fears involved the shit I'd end up saying would just confirm them
Not make them any better

I told my sister she was going to die and I couldn't do anything to stop it.
She took it better than I thought she would.

[After a long moment, Dave manages to make this thread private as well.]

would you tell your sister if you died for her

Yes. I would.
She would deserve to know.
I refuse to lie to her about anything.

oh
i guess it really is that simple for you then

would you tell her if she killed you?

If you lived my life, it would be simple for you, too.

Yes. It wouldn't stop it from happening, but at least you can work past it while you're here.
Unless she tries to kill you while you're here.

ppfkfhahaha
yeah no thats not gonna happen
it wasnt her fault that time and its not her fault now
thats why
i dont really want to say anything
because its like id be making her feel guilty for no good reason

If she's the type to feel guilt even if she's reassured there's no need to, then don't tell her.
Those kinds of people can't be consoled, and you might just ruin their impression of you.
But if it's eating at you, confide to someone who would carry that secret to the grave.

i dont think i have someone like that here

Then make someone like that here.
I had to. It's the only reason I'm still sane.

have you been here a long time

Almost a year.

im not really good at making friends
not those kinds of friends anyway

Neither am I.
You'll make friends here before you realize it, and some of them might become like family.

with my luck theyll turn out to actually BE my family

... I don't know if I should say sorry or congrats in that case.

[What kind of life have you had, anon?]

thats probably because you havent met my family

The way you say that doesn't give me much confidence in wanting to meet them.

im halfway kidding
my sisters ok
sometimes

I have to say the same about my sister.
It's like that with siblings.

yeah
shed have agreed with you by the way
about everything said here
probably

Then maybe you should think of what she would think of a situation more often.
It might give you the answers you need.

maybe
then again she did try to steal a suicide mission from me because some giant space lobsters told her to so maybe ill stick to exercising my own moral judgment

[Well then.]

I'm the one who tasked my sister with the mission that wound up killing her.
We all have our reasons for things like that, even if someone else winds up paying the price.
All you can do is live with it, and hope your own judgment doesn't end in heartbreak.

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