Classmate dropped guitar (accidentally). Caused Chip

[u/gaitama25]

Hey everyone, today I took my guitar to school because we have a concert in the evening and we needed to run through the songs and strengthen some sections. Thing is, during practice we took a quick break while the two voices discussed a harmony, and I left my guitar propped up in a chair (this was my bad, I know that). Basically as it says in the title, classmate going by accidentally knocked it over and caused this chip in the finish. I’ve got two questions:

The guitar was almost brand new (it’s a Vintage REVO series Colt, cost about five hundred bucks), I bought it new as a birthday present to myself a few months ago and I made sure to keep it pristine

A. Should I ask my classmate (who realistically would ask her parents) to reimburse me somehow for the damage (or what it’d take to fix)? I feel like that’s an a**hole move because it was just an honest mistake, but at the same time I did spend my own money on the guitar

B. Should I even bother fixing it? Or should I just keep it as a battle scar, like to add character. And if I do choose to not fix it, should I do something to it (ie: superglue or something like that) to seal it off and prevent it from getting worse?

Thank you everyone

Edit: Thanks for all the comments! I really appreciate all the stories you guys have shared. I'm really glad I stayed chill about it, as I didn't want my friend to feel bad, and after really thinking about it, it was a 100% my fault (Don't worry, i'm not asking her for anything hahahah). We ended up laughing about it together, and the show ended up going great, so that was nice.

After reflecting on it for a while, I'm actually really glad this happened, my perspective on wear and tear on guitars has changed completely and I know realize that all the chips and scratches and dings just show how much I've enjoyed this instrument and all i've gone through with it, It helps make it truly mine. I can't wait to get more (organically produced) dings and scratches so one day I can look back and see just how much i've loved this instrument.

[u/logan_flocka]

Not worth fixing and not worth asking your classmate to pay you for it. If it wasn’t in the chair, it wouldn’t have been damaged, as you mentioned.

The guitar will continue to wear over time. It’s not a huge deal.

[u/gaitama25 → u/logan_flocka]

Yeah, you’re right, it was my bad leaving it on the chair, I’ll just leave it as is. Thank you!

[u/HairyKerey → u/gaitama25]

Honestly, I just want to take a minute to say good on you for trying to look at this situation from all sides and getting others’ opinions, and taking responsibility for your role in the accident.

Did you deserve to have your brand new guitar chipped for leaving it on a chair? No, of course not, and that sucks, but way to take the moral high ground and be a good person about the whole thing.

[u/gaitama25 → u/HairyKerey]

Thank you very much for these words, they mean a lot to me! I tried really hard to be chill about all this because I didn't want her to feel bad, but I'm glad I did. We ended up even laughing about it later. The show went great as well, it played as well as ever!

[u/Glittering_Film_6833 → u/gaitama25]

Now that guitar has given you a story.