Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 22:20:16 GMT
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Thank God for videogames.
If it hadn't been for videogames, I might have done something I'd regret – well, regret even more than I already regret yelling at my girlfriend. Something even worse. As it is, I can just lose myself in a few rounds of Street Fighter V, and cool off, and think about this whole mess I got myself into.
Any way you slice it, Lyndsey's right: I did jump in head-first without thinking of the consequences. I did allow myself to get double-booked, and potentially jeopardise the future of my team in the Tag Grand Prix – especially considering what we're already going to have to do t omake sure we stay in it in the first place. It was rash, and yeah...it was dumb. But what's done is done, and now I can't turn back. What kind of role model would go back on a challenge that they themselves made?! That's the kind of thing I might see D. C. Wiland doing, or Tiger. But not me. I'm a hero. And heroes own up to their mistakes.
Still, I can see Lyndsey's side of things. Tiger is a formidable opponent – he's a former Supremo and Scramble Champion, for Pete's sake! - and he is going to have a chip on his shoulder after Jay beat him for his belt in Montreal. And what better way to get back at your rival than by hurting his partner? Just ask The Joker...
The way I see it, though, you can look at it two ways. You can see the glass half-empty, or you can see it half-full. If you see it half-empty, you see Tiger taking out his frustrations on me, defeating me, and potentially throwing me in the hospital in the bargain. But if you choose to see the glass half-full...
...if you choose to see the glass half-full, you'll see that Tiger is probably reeling from his loss right now. He's maybe not at his best. His confidence will be shaken. And if there's one thing any hero worth their salt knows, is that a villain with their confidence shaken is a lot easier to beat.
Me? I see the glass half-full.
Hopefully, in time, Lyndsey will too.
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Final Word Count: 371