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Peter Parker (breakspromises) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-19 12:53:00

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bart allen, helix wamtani, matt donovan, peter parker (tas), sougo okita

[Day 237] Personal Guilt Therapy Mingle | OTA
[ 'Have you ever thought that everything is your fault? Do you pile guilt on your shoulders, regardless of where fault lies? Do you sometimes blame yourself for a diminishing environment? Have you ceased bothering to cry 'but there were circumstances'! Then this is the therapy group for you!

The Personal Guilt Therapy session takes place in one of the classrooms in the education center. It looks very much like other therapy sessions you might have been herded into: plastic chairs in a circle around a low circle shaped table. Refreshments sit on a table near the door with cookies, pastries, coffee and hot water to dunk generic tea bags in. There are also a few envelopes of stale hot chocolate mix.

Rather than assault you with a battery of questions, the table in the center simply has a directive, a guide if you will, to talking about your guilt. The questions are written upon white paper then taped securely to the center of the table.

Once you've gotten yourself some refreshments and settled a bit discuss the following among your peers these questions:

*What do you personally feel guilty for? Why?
*What were the circumstances surrounding these things you feel guilty about?
*Was there any way to change the outcome that caused your guilt?
*Does anyone else blame you?
*How does your guilt affect your everyday life either back home or here?

ooc: as per all the other therapy sessions, don't feel it necessary to limit your character to these options. Mingle, make new threads, profit! ]

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breakspromises
2013-09-19 02:20 pm UTC (link)

[Peter just sort of stares at the center of the table, a cup of that stale hot chocolate in his hands. It's clear from the expression on his face that, while he doesn't want to be here, he definitely belongs here. He's a bit reluctant to talk because he's only sipped at his hot chocolate and hasn't taken any of the baked goods yet. ]

This is...crap. We shouldn't have to talk about things like this. Aren't we stuck here forever regardless? If--if I'm going to have to pay for what I did by--by being away from my family, I shouldn't get--shrinked as well.

[ He bows his head, words ceasing for a moment. ]

Besides, I deserve all this guilt.

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killerspeed
2013-09-19 04:43 pm UTC (link)

[After the weirdness that had been the Time-Space Shenanigans therapy, this session seems downright normal. Bart doesn't mind stumbling onto this session - in fact, he'll just grab a croissant and flop onto the nearest plastic chair.

He's had more than his fill of spiked pastries, so he's completely honest when he says:] No one deserves all this guilt. I mean, I'm guilty about a lot of things - like stealing my nephew's identity - but it doesn't stop me from living.

[He blinks, just realizing what he'd said, but they're in prison. It was going to come out eventually.]

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	breakspromises 2013-09-19 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	[ Peter looks up at Bart, a little surprised and definitely wanting to argue, but he realizes that Bart is talking about himself as well as Peter so he refrains. He doesn't want to make anyone feel bad. ] Why'd you steal his identity? [ It's seems the safest route to go. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

killerspeed
2013-09-19 09:36 pm UTC (link)

It wasn't like I knew he was my nephew. [Not that it's a great excuse! Bart shifts in his seat, looking slightly uncomfortable.] I marry his aunt in the future. But basically, I needed credit, and I figured, this Wally guy's a kid - when the time they noticed the identity theft, the bank would've negated the charges because he couldn't legally own a card.

I'm not exactly proud of the fact that I was the one who trashed his credit report... but I don't know if I'll ever have the strength to tell him either.

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	breakspromises 2013-09-20 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	[Peter shakes his head a little. ] No. I mean...I get it. Why you would've chosen him. Or a minor, I mean. You had a reason to, right? A good one to need the credit I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluemoondog 2013-09-20 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	You're an idiot. [What. That's the closest thing to kind words he can give right now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-09-20 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	I know. That's kind of the problem. [Meaning yes, he knows he is an idiot, even though Sougo has translated it into a different meaning.] My sister would probably still be alive if I wasn't an idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluemoondog 2013-09-24 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	No, I mean you're an idiot for thinking it's your fault she died from an illness. It's not like you fucking infected her or some shit. Don't fucking beat yourself up for something you had no power over. [Nicest thing he's said to Sougo in... ever?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sadistfaction 2013-09-24 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Don't talk like you know what happened. You weren't there. [Helix may be trying to be nice, but Sougo just feels so insulted.] And I wasn't either. That's why it's a problem. I should have been there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)