Really nicely written. :) You win some you lose some indeed, you learn from your errs and failures; you grow and learn and appreciate things better; hopefully you can eventually let bygones be and enjoy the good things still in line instead... life's too short to get stuck on disappointments, better let go of regrets and just keep moving...
Wonder if the rematch will happen hmm.
Syrupmasterz
Don't feel like the world isn't right or needs to be corrected if a character poll doesn't go the way you hope it will. Rematches happen all the time and it's a different voting pool on each occasion.
Some crowds will vote for the thing you like, and other crowds won't. It's just people voting for fun and all. :)