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Admirable.

Necessary.

I can think of a man who shared your disposition.

Yeah?

They nailed him to a cross.

You can't keep a good man down, though.

Oh. That guy.

Are you really going to get religious on me?

I haven't even mentioned his name.

Only his actions.

Let's not go there.

"I'll forgive if it kills me."

And it did.

What's your point, here.

If you mean it. . .

Don't expect it to go any other way.

A noble intention, certainly.

It's a certain kind of grace, probably. Sure seems more stressful than its worth sometimes, though.

You know, sometimes that's the greatest revenge.

What, dying? ...Oh, you mean the forgiveness. How so?

The people who did whatever it is you're forgiving them for...it seems sometimes that they can't take being forgiven. That's not to say that forgiveness should ever be given on selfish terms, but it often works to ones advantage with enemies.

Oh, no, it's more for my own sake. Not worth staying mad at people, when you live as long as I do.

Though I guess it's probably an advantage too. Better friends than enemies.

I understand that. Staying mad at someone hurts me, and I don't even have an extraordinary life-span!

Certainly!

At least I'm not alone in it. I know I shouldn't, but I end up feeling guilty for holding a grudge. Makes it easier to forgive.

But I don't forget.

That's the spirit.

Bit morbid.

Remind me never to get on your bad side.

...It did kinda come out that way, didn't it? Didn't really mean it literally... but I guess I would, if I had to. No reason why not.

Don't think you could if you tried, DI Tyler.

Didn't think you did. I was under the impression that you can't die at all, so I wasn't too worried about the literalness, just the sentiment.

Good, I'm glad.

I can't, I don't think. I'm not about to go test it, but if it came down to it, I'd do anything I had to do.

Why's the sentiment worrying?

I don't think sacrificing yourself for a little forgiveness if worth it. It's a bit worrying that someone would think so. If it's that hard to forgive, maybe it's not something that ought to be forgiven.

It's not that it's hard to forgive, it's that it's... it's not worth holding a grudge. Anger makes you rot inside. Gotta get past it for your own good.

I'm... not good with words. Does that make sense?

I guess it does. But I've seen you say you'll forgive but not forget. What's the difference? The anger's still rotting inside you, isn't it? You just push it aside and get on with the person like nothing's happened? That can't feel nice. I'd rather hold a grudge.

What's my option? Stay angry until the end of the universe? I forgive because it's half my own mistake. I don't forget so that I learn from it. I will not make that mistake again.

It's not worth it to waste energy on spite. I have more important things to deal with.

Okay okay. You're, what, five times my age? I'll trust that you know what you're doing.

May 7th, 1892. You do the math.

Sorry. Didn't mean to snap.