[Accelerator bites back the urge to ask if he thought at all. It's tempting to say that, but he isn't trying to make the guy have a break down. He draws in a slow breath, taking a moment to choose his next words and let his tone calm down.]

Well, there was. That guilt you're feeling? It doesn't go away. Congratulations, you're stuck with it for the rest of your life. Even ten years down the road, after you've put some distance between yourself and what happened, or even if you talk to people about it. I don't know, people might tell you it'll get better eventually, but they're fucking liars. It's always going to be there.

[He knows this from personal experience.]

It's up to you what you want to do with it. No one else.