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[lingeringfear]

I've been told that if you keep a body cold enough, it will retain its features for years, frozen in time. Can you imagine yourself like that? Your blood and your bone frozen solid, with skin and hair and everything, eyes open and wide and staring sightless into the world. I'd like you to really think about it- dying in the cold, that is. Preserved perfectly forever.

It would be an interesting way to keep you all from complaining, don't you think? A quick snap freeze and you're all immobile. If we're being honest, I think that would probably be the best solution to our interpersonal problems- but I'd want to keep you just barely alive somehow, conscious enough to still feel fear. Frozen and screaming. Take a minute and think about it. I rather like the idea.

...oh, also, Rage apparently won Hope's stupid poll. He's making the preparations to revive her and you should expect her to awaken at the end of the month.

Comments

[64th]

Awww, did I hurt your feelings? Do you have feelings?

[lingeringfear]

I do. Contrary to what I can only assume to be popular belief, I am not the embodiment of fear. I can feel emotions just as vividly as your kind, if not moreso.

[He frowns.]

But more to the point, you didn't hurt me. I don't much care what you humans think of us.

[64th]

It's not a contest. [ she rolls her eyes. ] But I think you do care.

[lingeringfear]

Why would you think that?

[64th]

Because there's not just one of you. We can choose who we want to help. If I don't like you, I won't help you. And Hope will get everything.

[lingeringfear]

You can choose to help someone, but as I've learned, you can't choose to not feel fear if you're frightened by something.

[His smile here isn't particularly pleasant.]

I don't have to give you a choice to help me.