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[thevictoriandetective]

What do you do when you make a mistake and anger someone close to you? How do you make it right? Besides saying 'I'm sorry,' of course.

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[heliophilic]

Well, I can say from experience that walking away because they're clearly better off without you is NOT the right answer to that problem.

[Even when statistically it seems like it.]

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[thevictoriandetective]

I have no intention of doing that.

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[brushoff]

You know, I've got a slightly suspicious feeling I know what this is about. He's still pissed?

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[thevictoriandetective]

[A sad sort of smirk.]

I did my best to get the blood off the floor but you know...didn't think it was enough.

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[dumbfound]

Bring them food?

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[thevictoriandetective]

[He's totally writing this down. Sherlock Holmes, the science child.]

What effectiveness rate does this have? A high percentage?

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[snarkbot]

I would suggest to work towards reversing the damage done by your mistake, sir. Which, of course, depends on what the mistake was and what can be done about it.

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[thevictoriandetective]

I severed two fingers of an immortal volunteer I offered pilfered opiates to, for a scientific experiment, in the kitchen of the place I live with my roommate/colleague. Said colleague walked in on said event. I also got blood everywhere and the cat almost got into it.

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[heckblazer]

Right. Who are you n' what'd you do with Sherlock?

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[thevictoriandetective]

Contrary to popular belief, I have learned some things over the years in human interaction.

[acclimatized]

You can promise to never make a mistake like that again.

That or buy some more milk.

[thevictoriandetective]

So you're saying if I buy more milk, that gives me a free pass to make the same mistake again?

[inmyothertights]

why do people act as if apologies are the worst things they could possible do?

[thevictoriandetective]

I don't know.

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[itistolaugh]

being really really good at making big sad puppy eyes helps
maybe cry a little

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[thevictoriandetective]

I've actually tried that multiple times in the past. He'll see through it now.

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[ghoulking]

Realizing why that mistake made the other person angry and planning on not doing it again helps a lot. Also showing them exactly that.

[thevictoriandetective]

Seems like the best shot. Though that'll take time.

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[lovestoys]

Strippergram.

Or, alternatively, money. Throw money at problems and they usually go away.

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[thevictoriandetective]

No.

And...no.

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[cantwalkwithoutit]

Accept the possibility that you will never make it right, and continue to try.

[thevictoriandetective]

I can't accept that.

[incogneto]

What have you done to attempt to rectify the situation, besides apologize?

[thevictoriandetective]

Clean up a bit.

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[storyseeker]

Depends how humble you're willing to be.

[thevictoriandetective]

Ah. That's proving to be somewhat difficult.

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[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

ok, so you HAVE actually apologized and meant it, right? That's the most important part.

Once you've apologized and proved that you've learned from your mistake, everything else is pretty much up to the other guy. You can't really force things.

[thevictoriandetective]

There's got to be something else I can do to make it right.

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[tacticianing]

I suppose it depends on the mistake. Ideally you could work to reverse it.

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[thevictoriandetective]

Technically it did reverse, the fingers grew back.