Richie nodded sagely. He doesn't really have the same experience but he can understand it well enough from the shit with Pennywise. From what happened to Stanley and what could have continued to happen in Derry without them.

"Look, we can only do the best we can at the time, ya know? You can't beat yourself up about it. You did what you thought was right and what the fuck else were you supposed to do? If you went back and had the same information, I bet you'd do it again the same way."

He sipped on his drink more and shrugged.

"Shit sucks. That's why there's alcohol."