[quote=@reddy] So you're only wanting the situation that was the genesis of the guilt and the feeling that the guilt engenders in the character? Ok, I'll rework things. I just wanted to make sure to avoid melodrama, where everyone is just crying all the time. [/quote] I think you got the idea. It's just an example of what aftermath of a decision would cause any of the aforementioned emotions. An ex-alcoholic's would be seeing that his decision drove someone to alcohol. An ex-hooker's would be seeing their decision cause someone to have to hook for money. It doesn’t have to be something you did, I just can't think of better examples than those. Maybe Einin's could be seeing a decision she made screw up a family (i.e. separation, a parent committing suicide/homicide, etc)?