What would you do if your best friend betrayed you?

[DarkRose]

What would you do, if you reincarnated, after being killed and betrayed by your best friend?
A) Seek revenge in your new life
B) Let the past be the past and live a new life
C) Other (Explain what you would do...)

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[LostKelp]

I feel like I'd be a bit pre-occupied by being reincarnated. Am I a literal baby? in which case I feel like my current baby life would have more importance than my previous best friend murder life. If I am not a baby am I a brain parasite taking over the bodies of random people? in which case, neat! That is probably reason enough for my old friend to kill me.

[IndigoShirtProd]

Become an investigator and get them jailed for murder. Cuz if they're killing me, they probably have no qualms about killing anybody else. The hope is that we can rehabilitate them, but we should at least get them out of the general population first.

And what did I do or what do I have that would make a friend of mine think murder is the best course of action? If they need something from me, ima give what I can.

[DasIstWunderblyat]

Seek "revenge" in my new life sounds stupid and rather unfair because the deed has not been done at said moment or even planned yet by the perpetrator. You also cannot be sure if in this timeline they would even do it. For the receiving party, it could be as fair as "I broke up with you because you cheat on me in my dream."

It is better to find out the cause of the betrayal and see if I could prevent it. Probably this best friend did not even want to betray; maybe they were deceived, maybe they had a loved one held at gunpoint, or maybe simply a mistake I did in the past made them decide I was not trustworthy enough. If not possible to navigate the situation, I still could find a way to stay away from the friend to save myself.

[Legendofgenii]

I’d avoid them completely, else they might find out and take another crack at it.

[XiuLyn_12]

Hmm... you know too much to continue breathing...

I'm just kidding, they're free to spill my secrets because atp I don't care what other people think about me. I'd just block my ex-best friend..

[RedLenai]

I'll have to know first if:

A. Have I been reincarnated on the same or a different world?
B. What are my surroundings? I'm a literal baby with memories from my past and what is going on around me and my life?
C. If I died then this person won't come after me, after all they killed me so they kinda got what they wanted, for as long as I keep well hidden the fact I do recall my past life, right?
D. What would be the best way to look like the most talented prodigy child, getting to know my enviroment in order to plan my future so I can guarantee a good enough income for me to make sure I could be protected in case of this ex-friend or any other threat came back?

[DarkRose]

Same universe. Reincarnated as a baby, new identity.
Does this help?

[darthmongoose]

I mean... I'd be a baby, so like... logically let's look at this. I'm in my late thirties, and presumably my best friend would be around the same age. In this scenario, I am now a baby.

I'm not going to be able to walk or talk effectively for at least five years, and nobody is going to take my words seriously or let me go anywhere alone until I'm... to lowball things considerably, let's say thirteen. I am now a little teen... and the person who murdered me is now like... fifty? They might have kids, they could even have grandkids at that point, and I meanwhile have an entirely new life and the chance to do what many people would love to do; start my life over with all the knowledge and wisdom accumulated through adulthood.

You know the phrase, "the best revenge is living well"? Well, that's where I'd be at here. Unless the person who murdered me has become evil queen of the land or something, why do I care when my life is clearly way better than theirs? I'm a freakin' fresh-faced teenager with the life experience and knowledge of a professional artist with two degrees. All the skill and none of the wrist pain!

I mean, if the police investigation into the murder had stalled and I had the ability to point them at key information, I'd obviously do that.... But why risk my awesome new life where I'm a teen art prodigy just to get back at somebody? It seems pointless. Yeah, enjoy your arthritis, murderer, I'm over here shopping for cute miniskirts.

...It probably wouldn't make for a compelling story.

[DarkRose]

Damn. What a deep and cool answer... Bro you making me re-evaluate lol