[It actually takes him a moment to figure out how to word what he wants to say; partially because he's pretty sure he's expressed this before but for some reason it's different to do so now and that's going to grate on him until he figures out why, and partially because expressing this at all involves a brief game of emotional QWOP where he ends up going backwards for a good amount of time before inching over the goddamn starting line, and even then he's pretty sure he's not supposed to be doing it quite like this but you know what, Q-W-O-P, motherfucker.]
There would be no hard feelings on my end.
However, I do understand that that doesn't extend to your reaction to it. The fact that you comprehend why I do what I do doesn't exempt me from the consequences of my actions, and bluntly put I don't want it to; I've always believed in people receiving what it is they deserve, and I would be a hypocrite to insist that that shouldn't extend to me as well.
I know that there may come a point at which you insist those consequences should be brought down - in fact, I know there probably will be a point at which you insist on it - and the fact that I continue to act as I do with that knowledge in place likely says more about me than I intend it to. At the same time, you're well within your rights to decide that you don't want to do this anymore at any point, and I'm not going to argue with you or stop you should you reach that point in future because it is the logical and accepted conclusion of my actions. It's not a conclusion I would like, but again, I would be a hypocrite to insist that the situation should be otherwise.
But anything I do professionally doesn't have any bearing on what I think of you personally, no.
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There would be no hard feelings on my end.
However, I do understand that that doesn't extend to your reaction to it. The fact that you comprehend why I do what I do doesn't exempt me from the consequences of my actions, and bluntly put I don't want it to; I've always believed in people receiving what it is they deserve, and I would be a hypocrite to insist that that shouldn't extend to me as well.
I know that there may come a point at which you insist those consequences should be brought down - in fact, I know there probably will be a point at which you insist on it - and the fact that I continue to act as I do with that knowledge in place likely says more about me than I intend it to. At the same time, you're well within your rights to decide that you don't want to do this anymore at any point, and I'm not going to argue with you or stop you should you reach that point in future because it is the logical and accepted conclusion of my actions. It's not a conclusion I would like, but again, I would be a hypocrite to insist that the situation should be otherwise.
But anything I do professionally doesn't have any bearing on what I think of you personally, no.