FORTY SIX ✖ VOICE

[wedonot]

Tony Stark's graduated and elected to return home for now, so I'm afraid congratulations might have to be directed towards one of his teammates to bring back with them when they depart, or otherwise wait until he returns. [If he does, because man seriously Charles would not blame him at all if he elected to stay home permanently.

But then again, Charles has hated the Barge for a long time so maybe he's a little biased. :V]

[Friends Filter]

Are you alright?

[ooc: The one friendly conversation rule applies to the filter! Em says Tony would have said goodbye in person to at least Charles, Pepper, Steve and Banner, but otherwise he just peaced out.]

Comments

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

Nobody is. That's pretty much what second chance means.

[private]

[wedonot]

I don't really believe that.

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

Mistakes have consequences.

[private]

[wedonot]

And some people deserve forgiveness and a chance to change what happened.

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

Why?

[private]

[wedonot]

Because everyone makes mistakes, and some have the potential to learn from them and change the situation for the better.

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

At the cost of giving them the opportunity to hurt people again.

[private]

[wedonot]

I'm not saying you need to give serial murderers or child molesters a second chance, Anya. But sometimes, good people make bad decisions.

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

No.

[It's low, forceful, almost growled. Suddenly she's angry, where she had only been cynical and argumentative before.]

You are what. You. Do.

People can mislead themselves about why, they can be stupid instead of malicious, but that doesn't matter. Consequences matter.

[private]

[wedonot]

No, you're not. And it's better to give someone who made a mistake a second chance than to write them off entirely.

[private]

[fridgetothefire]

It isn't better just because you can afford it.

[And then the feed cuts off - she hangs up on him.]