[route_29 IC Inbox/Voicemail]

[defyingfrigidity]

["I'm terribly sorry, but Elsa isn't here right now! Feel free to leave a message, and I'll do my best to respond in a timely manner."]

Comments

[defyingfrigidity]

I don't know about that...

I... I think I made things worse, the last time we tried to talk.

[paishodown]

That... happens a lot, too.

I've... done my fair share of fumbling around and messing up in this department, and I know how much it can hurt, or how easy it can be to only make things worse when you only mean the best.

[defyingfrigidity]

So then... do you know how to patch things up?

[Because she honestly has no idea what to do at this point.]

[paishodown]

That isn't really something I can know the answer to, not being part of the situation.

But the first step is being open and honest when you talk to them. Lying only makes things uglier and harder to fix in the long run.

[defyingfrigidity]

Oh, that much I know. However I feel about this situation, I still like this person... the last thing I want to do is upset her or anger her more than I already have.

[Elsa hesitates, then. She says she doesn't want to upset Lightning anymore, but with how Lightning was the last time they talked, Elsa's sure she already failed at that...]

[paishodown]

Of course. And... I think if you continue to be earnest in that, you're doing the best you can. Things like this can be hard, because... even when we have the best intentions, we can still end up hurting people. And it always gets messy when you're trying to sort through other internal emotions at the same time.

[defyingfrigidity]

[Elsa laughs, and the sound comes out a bit hollow.]

I wish someone had told me that thirteen years ago. Even outside of a romantic sense.... I hurt way too many people when I had only the best intentions in mind.