{eighteen}

[highcostofliving]

Fear is what makes matters worse. The darkness, sickness, curses.... me. Caution is the more rational brother of Fear. (Hey, I can personify too.) Related, but different, less harm and more productive activity if I do say so myself.

Don't let fear get the best of you.

Did anybody see just how many stars there were without any lights on?

That fuzzy thing did tickle.

Comments

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

Fear is the mind killer, right?

Actually, I've always thought a dose of fear can be a healthy, helpful thing.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

Self-medicating is dodgy work, Harry.

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

Well, when faced with large groups of demons that want to kill you the appropriate response for us mere mortals is fear. If you're not afraid of them they'll probably kill you a lot faster.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

Just so long as it doesn't paralyze or prevent action. I know what you mean.

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

Often it leads me to action. Usually stupid, heroic and ill advised action, but action.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

That call to arms never quits. You wouldn't be the same hero if you ignored it.

[dresden4hire.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be a hero at all.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't be you.

[reginagloriae]

The stars, huh? I guess none of us take a moment to look up the sky anymore.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

There's so much to see! Besides the stars there are clouds, planes, sunsets, sunrises...

[reginagloriae]

Do you have a favorite?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

I love all of them.

How about you, Youko?

[reginagloriae]

I loved watching the sea of clouds and the sea of emptiness. They are both very beautiful.

[to-turn-away.livejournal.com]

Heh.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

Glad you're amused.

[to-turn-away.livejournal.com]

Fear makes one do strange things, and the lack of it similarly does so as well.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

Too much and too little have bad results. That's very right.

[to-turn-away.livejournal.com]

Heh.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

Were there stars? I wondered if the deities blocked more than the sun...

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

I should hope not. They do sneaky things like that, don't they?

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately.

What do you know about incurable, terminal viruses?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

I know that the inflicted are more likely to be happy to see me.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

Mm. That's probably true.

You can't not allow someone to die, can you?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

It's happened before, Justin. That doesn't stop any ailment. Life just goes on without the ending.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

That's disappointing.

...How have you been?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

It is. Especially when they won't listen to me.

Good over all. That very dark night I sat on a roof top, it was really something. Especially when everyone went to sleep. For a moment it felt like the whole City was with me. Then I picked up on some snorers. Real, saw cutters.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

When they won't listen to what?

That sounds incredible. Not the snoring, but the part before that.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

When people don't want to go with me and they're terminally ill.

Even with the snoring, I enjoyed it.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

The desire to live is strong enough to overcome logic and pain. So is the desire to die, sometimes.

This is a strange question, but can you see in the dark?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

That's my brother-sister for you. Desire loves to make difficult situations.

There are few things I can't see.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

Seriously? Is there anything that isn't personified?

Like what?

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

There are quite a few things. Few are Endless, there are only seven of us.

I can't see the future. That's my brother's expertise. Destiny.

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

Seven siblings...

Do you ever argue? I can't wrap my mind around Death and Destiny having an argument.

[highcost-living.livejournal.com]

Destiny, Dream, Delirium, Desire, Despair, Destruction and myself.

No, it's hard to argue with a person of so few words. And he knows what he's doing.