Something such as justice should not be changed too much 'lest it lose all meaning, nor should it soften for the same reason.

[ to what ends can someone justify something, after all? kromer can justify herself all she'd like, and it's still wrong -- not that don doesn't understand, a little, as someone who values experiences herself, and while the method is similar to herself as well... if don lingers too long on similarities between herself and that woman she grows cold, and so she puts a stopper on it.

after all, don wouldn't persecute someone for a choice that hurts no one else. ]

There is truth in thy words, however. I do not know what the best version of myself may be, but I hope that she is happy as well -- there is no point in excelling if it causes one to suffer in the same breath. [ ... ] But if it is any consolation, I have... come to understand, truly, why others may be so angered when I seem thoughtless in regards to my own life and safety.

[ it took. a while. but she's got it, after repetition from more than strangers, more than one source. that's a new version of herself. a little closer to best. ]