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redhairedknight) wrote2012-02-01 04:59 pm
redhairedknight) wrote2012-02-01 04:59 pm
Mission 25 [Voice]
[This is something that's been on her mind for a while, but she hadn't wanted to express it. Still, she figures that she should probably bite the bullet and ask - what harm could it do?]
How do you deal with someone who has amnesia? ...Not here - at home. A friend of mine doesn't remember anything about his life, whether it's good or bad. Whether I meet him here or back home, I don't know whether I should tell him about his life, or let him start fresh. Having a fresh start would be better for his conscience, but... some of his actions were particularly cruel, and if he doesn't know about them, he'll be targeted for acts that he doesn't know he did.
How do you deal with someone who has amnesia? ...Not here - at home. A friend of mine doesn't remember anything about his life, whether it's good or bad. Whether I meet him here or back home, I don't know whether I should tell him about his life, or let him start fresh. Having a fresh start would be better for his conscience, but... some of his actions were particularly cruel, and if he doesn't know about them, he'll be targeted for acts that he doesn't know he did.
[voice]
[A long pause as Martel ponders the issue.]
If you cannot stay with him, then I believe you should tell him. Not knowing at all might be more comfortable, but if he is on his own, he will hear what he was not told sooner or later - and it would be better for him then to hear it from someone he can trust. I... had to deal with something similar recently, and though I was happier without knowing, I am glad I learned what happened from my friends and not strangers.
[Another pause.]
...Besides, if your friend never learns what he did, then he can never truly apologize or try to atone for it. It would be unfair to take that away from him.