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

[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.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Should I wish you luck? I don't think I've ever encountered anyone planning a revolution before.

[if you don't count every time Scarecrow has worked with Lex, anyway]

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

...Nearer the time, I can't just charge him instantly, I'm not that stupid [most of the time anyway]

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

I would hope so, or I fear I'd not likely hear from you again. I'll reserve my well-wishes for later, then.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Thank you, it might take some time to get everything into motion.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[an understanding nod]

Revolutions don't seem easy work.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Well, I've never heard of a easy revolution before.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

The spark can be easy. The explosion after seems the trick.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

I have to follow through on it, I've waited for far too long.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

I hope you have others to help you towards your goal, Juni. Revolutions tend to be easier that way.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

I should, if I play my cards right I think I might be able to get a fair few of them onto my side, it just depends on how much I can push them.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Then I must also hope that you're good at poker.