failed experiment (anonymous text)

[4thdimensional]

What's happening, people?

I'm at my wit's frazzled end here, and I am hoping against hope that one of y'all can help.

When you've screwed up seriously with a friend, and you're being iced out, how do you break the silence? I'm losing my grip here, and the thought that we'll never again be tight hurts worse than hell.

[Not seen over text: Doc's scrunched-up face, both from the personal turmoil he's dug for himself and the furious rifling through modern reference books as he desperately tries to disguise his 'voice'.]

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[caduceusvalkyrie]

If you haven't already and you're the one in the wrong, then you should try and apologise. If they don't want to hear it right then, give it some time and they might come to you ready to hear what you have to say. Don't push it though, that could make things worse.

If you were extremely close friends before things went wrong, be patient. You might find that if you're forgiven, you'll still never be as...tight as you were before. That's something to be aware of.

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[4thdimensional]

That last part's my biggest fear, but all we can do with pain is live with it and learn from it.

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[caduceusvalkyrie]

Some wounds just take longer to heal no matter what you do. Unfortunately there's no way to know the outcome, but I hope that you can at least be friends again.

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[4thdimensional]

Thank you, I hope so too.

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[caduceusvalkyrie]

Good luck. I'll cross my fingers.