the apology meme

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the apology meme

Remember that terrible shit you did? Time to make it right. Ish.

Top Level with the start of your apology(ies). Public or private. In person or over txt.

Well That Was Awkward ↦ Maybe you’re nervous. Awe struck. Tongue tied. Just a little socially awkward. Whatever. This is going to be bumpy.
Total Catastrophe ↦ You fucked up so hard with this one there might not be any coming back from it.
Not Again ↦ You know this wasn’t the first time. This is kind of your MO.
Sorry Not Sorry ↦ Maybe you really aren’t to blame. Maybe you’re too prideful. Either way, this only debatably qualifies as an apology at all.
Wildcard ↦ You know what you did.

Comment to see where their sorry song goes. Maybe it’s an apology you didn’t know you had coming, maybe it’s long overdue, completely unnecessary or anything else. Whether or not you’re feeling forgiving is up to you of course.

Comments

[coldsong]

I've killed a lot of people. Too many to make amends for. To many to count, and not just on this planet. You don't have to tell me anything, but it makes it heavier, realer, when you think about the person and not the numbers.

[Closest thing he can get to penance, maybe, but she doesn't have to give him that, either.]

You're proving my point, you know. There is nothing I can say here. I could explain why I did what I did, talk about the forces that coerced me, but you don't care. I could grovel and blame myself for everything and you'd call it an act of trickery. Or I could double down and be the monster you expect me to be. And you'll say it makes no difference to you either way, I know, but if I spat at you now and told you humanity had it coming, at least you'd walk away knowing that you were right about me.

[hawk_shot]

[She hates that she's proving his point, that he is right. She hates to think what a good guy his brother is and, while she doesn't know him as closely as she knows Clint, she can tell Thor has a big heart. And he truly believes in his brother.]

Is that what you want to be then? Only known for being a monster? You're just embracing it.

[Sighing, she shakes her head, looking down as she takes her phone out of her bag and goes through her pictures. Holding up the screen, she shows him a photo of a man and a little girl, her, a few months before he and the Chitauri attacked her planet.]

Here. His name was Derek Bishop. Does it feel real for you now?

[coldsong]

To some degree, I'm merely playing the role people seem to expect. Even when I was younger, I--nevermind, that's not the point and you'll just see it as me making excuses. What I want, in this particular instance, is not to make anything worse for the people I've already wronged.

That's all. I can't undo it or make up for it, and I can't cease to exist to placate you, so...what else is there? Avoidance, I suppose, but I'm not sure that's any good, either.

[He quiets when she takes out her phone and leans in slightly to look at the picture. For whatever it's worth, he seems to take it very seriously. There might be a flicker of sadness in his eyes. Damn, but she was young.]

Yes. Derek Bishop. I'll remember.