Ninth Flake [text]

[defyingfrigidity]

[This is new: a post from Elsa not in video. Normally she tries to use it as often as she can, since it helps her with talking to people without the intimidation of being face-to-face in person. But she's feeling kind of... not quite upset, but not like herself today. She'd rather not let that bleed into the video and audio, so for now, text it is.]

I just noticed the anniversary of a very important event in my life is almost here. The thing itself wasn't so bad - it was certainly something to celebrate at least - but the events that happened during and after it... they were more than a bit terrible.

[Yeah she's being kind of vague here. But only because she hasn't really told anyone about the whole "Eternal Winter" thing. And she's.... still somewhat afraid to. People know about what happened with Anna, yes, but if they knew she'd almost sentenced her entire kingdom to an eternal winter of suffering... would they act different towards her then?]

Even so, I... look back somewhat fondly on those days, despite the bad things that happened. Because even though bad things happened, a lot of good came out of it in the end.

Still... is that odd?

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[defyingfrigidity]

That's... an interesting way to put it. Interesting, and more easy to understand.

But still... if other peoples' possessions were burned down in that fire, and they were clearly upset about it long after the house was rebuilt, do you still have the right to say such things?

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[doitrockapella]

...Well, tact would at least suggest that you not say it to them.

I understand that some of it can't be put easily into an analogy, because these aren't just "other people"; they're your subjects, and so there's a level upon which you have a duty to them. The house example doesn't account for that, nor does it consider the feeling that you personally have an obligation to put your happiness second to that of the people who depend on you.

But I still think they're distinguishable considerations. It's not wrong to be happy that something in your life is better, in and of itself. I think that's different than being happy that something in your life is better at someone else's expense.