"Because you were never under that kind of influence before."
The question she'd asked about responsibility made a hell of a lot more sense now. But that didn't make the answer any simpler.
"It's still a thing you did. You might have to face that with whoever this was, even if she was the one pushing you to it." And that might be unfair — Eliot wasn't in the habit of sugarcoating this type of thing. Luckily, he could also offer her a bit of genuine hope.
"But if it makes you sick to think about doing it again, or to someone else? That can be what matters. You did something you regret..." He shrugged. This was the best way he could sum it up: "...you don't have to hate yourself if you know you didn't really want it."
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The question she'd asked about responsibility made a hell of a lot more sense now. But that didn't make the answer any simpler.
"It's still a thing you did. You might have to face that with whoever this was, even if she was the one pushing you to it." And that might be unfair — Eliot wasn't in the habit of sugarcoating this type of thing. Luckily, he could also offer her a bit of genuine hope.
"But if it makes you sick to think about doing it again, or to someone else? That can be what matters. You did something you regret..." He shrugged. This was the best way he could sum it up: "...you don't have to hate yourself if you know you didn't really want it."