It was a hard lesson to learn, and it was hard to see it learned, too. Sometimes you couldn't win. Sometimes you chose not to win, and you didn't realize how badly you'd screwed up until you were watching the light fade out of someone's eyes. Not everyone got out safe, and even those that did get home didn't always leave those places behind.
"You can't save everyone, Don. Sometimes, you can't save anyone, not even yourself," That didn't make it easier, but Shepard had nothing in her that could ease this burden from Donatello's shoulders. It was only the painful empathy of someone who knew the guilt and shame of it, and had no more answers than he, "All you can do is learn from what happened. Do your best in the next one."
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It was a hard lesson to learn, and it was hard to see it learned, too. Sometimes you couldn't win. Sometimes you chose not to win, and you didn't realize how badly you'd screwed up until you were watching the light fade out of someone's eyes. Not everyone got out safe, and even those that did get home didn't always leave those places behind.
"You can't save everyone, Don. Sometimes, you can't save anyone, not even yourself," That didn't make it easier, but Shepard had nothing in her that could ease this burden from Donatello's shoulders. It was only the painful empathy of someone who knew the guilt and shame of it, and had no more answers than he, "All you can do is learn from what happened. Do your best in the next one."