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[ On the Network today is an anonymous post, with what appears to be a transcribed fairy tale. How interesting... and random. ]

The God of Peace is always busy.
He is too busy to look in a mirror, and blows his horn every day.
The God of Peace's horn makes everyone happy.

The God of Peace is always busy.
He is too busy to look in a mirror, and pours his magical water.
The magical water creates green mountains, ripens crops, and makes flower gardens grow.

The God of Peace is always busy.
He is too busy to look in a mirror, and gives everyone a name.
"Your name is Otto. Your name is Hans. Your name is Thomas. Your name is Johan."
Johan gave his hat to the god as a gift in return.

The god was very happy.
Because he wanted to see himself wearing the hat, he stood in front of a mirror for the first time.
However, what he saw in the mirror was a demon. From inside the mirror, the demon spoke to him. "I am you, and you are me."

"Oh no! No one can live in peace with a demon like this! What should I do?"

So the troubled god ...

Tell me. How does the story end?

Comments

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Of course. He cares more about other people than himself, and he drags that demon around wherever he goes. Without any sense of self-preservation, it's the only answer.

What people call "sacrifice."

[notnina]

Wasn't it kind of him to make that sacrifice?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Sacrifice is always crap. It just means you couldn't come up with any way to keep being useful alive.

What is this, anyway? It sounds like kid's stuff, except for the whole suicide thing at the end.

[notnina]

What should he have done, then?

It's a story.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Yeah, I get that it's a story. But who's it for? It's too fucked up for most kids and too simple for adults.

Accept the demon. Work with it. No one's all good.

[notnina]

Some would call that an apt description for most fairy tales. [ Just going to ignore your question, Pyro... ]

Is the answer that simple?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Wouldn't know. I never went in for fairy tales.

Of course it is. Trying to deny your dark side just turns you into a hypocrite and makes it easier to use you.

[notnina]

Is it truly hypocritical to want to rid yourself of darkness?

How do you think he felt?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

It's a waste of time. It's living a lie. It's too many stupid things to list off. We spend so much fucking time hiding, why

[And then the next text comes in, and he's given pause for a moment.]

He wasn't acceptable anymore. He was wrong. A freak.

[notnina]

Wasn't he?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

He was something different. That's all. It's everyone else who decided he was wrong.

[notnina]

Are you saying that there's no inherent right or wrong? Not even for a demon?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

I've known a few demons here. Not the worst people I've ever met by a long fucking shot.

[notnina]

Are all demons so literal?

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Alright, let's cut out the interview shit and turn this around. What's your take on it?

[notnina]

It's a story about his true nature.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

And that "true nature" is evil, right?

[notnina]

That's one interpretation.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

It's sure what you're pushing with your questions.

[notnina]

I didn't mean to upset you. It wasn't my intention.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Please. I'm not upset. But you've gotta open your mind a bit if you still believe in things like evil, unless you're about five.

[notnina]

I don't believe I ever said that.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Ever heard of leading questions? You're pretty much a pro at them.

But okay, you don't think he's evil. What is he, then?

[notnina]

The answer's in front of you.

[ex_outofcontrol435]

You've already said that demon can be taken a lot of different ways. And when I tried to say it was something that was in all of us you shot it down, so that's not what you mean.

Once more, a bit less vague?