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[othersdie]

DEATH, MAMA, FIREBUG, MISFIT, FALLEN, HOME (twice).

IMPRISONMENT. 

PATRICIDE.

I'd like to know who the last two applied to, the very last especially.  Killing your father is one thing; eating him is another.  

Is it evil to eat the candy when you know what will happen when you do, or is it natural to satisfy your curiosity when there are secrets for the taking? 


[ooc: All of these will almost certainly be brought up with the characters they belong to (except for the last two, although Justin won't forget it).  Brace yourself.]

Comments

voice;

[dignity_misery]

I didn't think you would. But evil's powerful to those who are easy to scare.

[Oh. Dear, Miss Carla, just what are you implying.]

voice;

[othersdie]

[Justin sounds guarded, not offended--not yet.]

What do you mean by that?

voice;

[dignity_misery]

Exactly what I said. What is evil if you give it no credence.

voice;

[othersdie]

Some things are whether or not you acknowledge their existence. Acknowledgment doesn't necessarily lead to fear.

voice;

[dignity_misery]

Why else react.

voice;

[othersdie]

It's natural to react.

voice;

[dignity_misery]

[She laughs.]

'Natural'?

voice;

[othersdie]

Yes, natural. Human nature. Instinctual.

voice;

[dignity_misery]

Instincts can be learned. It's not the same fixed property throughout every human.

[Scar them enough and they'll stop reacting the way you expect.]

voice;

[othersdie]

Instincts can be unlearned.

voice;

[dignity_misery]

If you feel the need to make that distinction.

voice;

[othersdie]

I usually do, yes.

voice;

[dignity_misery]

The end result is the same.