Astrophobia

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[Jonathan Crane, PhD, scans the Plane with bespectacled eyes in his very nice suit. To all appearances, the Plane has just won itself a new university professor]

Acrophobia would hardly be an irrational fear at present. Indeed, it would be very [takes a step] very [another step] practical. This is possibly one of the very few instances in a normal individual’s life where siderophobia might be considered rational as well. And so they would cease to be phobias.

Incongruous but coherent structure... far too lucid to be any breed of hallucination or dream. The idea of it being true space is out of the question, of course.

[picks up a discarded hat, examining it] The two most likely options are thus illusion or reality. I wonder which it is. [sets the hat down again and carries on his way]

Comments

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

You might also want to have a word with him about being completely evil and in love with the suffering of his creations.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Malicious, really? It always seemed to me that he was more indifferent.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

He's indifferent to most, to some however... Well, he seems to absolutely loathe some, if he exists.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Earthquake, plague, fire, and locusts?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

...Well, if you count giant demonic locusts then yes.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

I count them all the more for being giant and demonic.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

As most sensible people would I suppose.

I'm Juni.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Jonathan Crane. 'Juni.' That's the word for 'June' in some languages, isn't it?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Pleased to meet you, I think so, I was born in June, so I- I can see why my parents called me that.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[a slight frown]

Juni? Are you all right?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

[Bright smile! Repression is a good thing] Of course, I'm always alright, no point in getting miserable about life.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Refusing to acknowledge or deal with problems in life is a problem, however. Sadness, fear, anger, disgust, and all the other emotions which often cause people pain also have their reasons for existing. They are meant to help us, in their way.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

...I don't see how they can help in any way.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

The expression of sadness draws others to comfort and help us when we have lost something important. Anger, a response to being prevented from doing what we want to, drives the species to achieve its ends, whether it is a mate we seek - passing on the genetic line - or whether it's a more evolved outrage at social injustice, spurring change. Disgust keeps us safe from harmful foods and social taboos that would eject us from the group and so diminish our chances for survival. And fear keeps us living. It warns us of the danger and works its way through us so we can escape threats to our survival.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

...Well {Wow] I never thought of it like that I suppose, everything serves a greater good now that I think of it, even if we don't like it at the time.

...I wonder what I could accomplish if I got angry enough.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Most of the human mind has its purpose in survival. Unfortunately, that doesn't always translate in modern society.

Depends on what you were angry about, I imagine. What are you considering?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

We aren't quite savage enough to make use of all our impulses?

Oh, nothing much, just a little liberation, perhaps.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

We're too twisted around ourselves to work them out as we did millions of years ago.

[a thoughtful nod] Liberation is generally a good cause for anger to go to. That is the primary component of a revolution.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Yes, everybody seems to have morals these days.

[Smirk] Good, for that might be exactly what I should be planning.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Against whom, if I might inquire?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

My employer, a rather nasty piece of work, a demon master.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

I don't think I could find fault in that. Depending, of course, on what you plan on switching his regime with.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

My sort of regime, hopefully, if I don't get killed.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

You'll just have to ensure that you do not.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Yes, it might be hard but it'll be worth it.