Thank you for choosing my "Desperate Apologies" suggestion Scott. I will have to write one myself pretty soon, so reading what has been done - and done well - will be really helpful!

You are totally 2-for-2 right now with your Daily Dialogue posts. They are both unexpected results.
Much more refreshing than the dreadful, cringe-inducing clichés like: "can you ever forgive me". Asking someone how they MIGHT feel in the FUTURE is pointess...lol