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[alwayskayaking]

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[nuntius]

I think there's a human saying about that. No one is perfect, and it's applicable to every creature, divine or not.

[live_growstronger]

It's not fun. But better than the alternative.

[alwayskayaking]

Have you never actually LOOKED at the man? What do you mean since when? This coming from the woman who just admitted to having sexy dreams about him!

[alwayskayaking]

And I think that should prove just how much more I love you. How much more important you are to me.

[alwayskayaking]

Then I hope you never loose sight of the human you use to be.

[alwayskayaking]

I'm trying. I'm really trying to trust it. To trust us.

[alwayskayaking]

Could he have been offered a golden fiddle?

Sorry, I know this is your friend. I probably shouldn't make jokes, but it's hard for me to fully wrap my head around the idea of the devil taking over a body.

[alwayskayaking]

I guess that helps the hope that there really is forgiveness as well whens someone screws up.

[alwayskayaking]

Yeah, I have no interest in living forever.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Am I the reason you struggle? Or is there something else between the two of you that I don't know?

LOLLLLL

[nuntius]

[ what ]

It's a strange concept to most.

I also don't understand that reference.

[nuntius]

It does.

I hope it helps you.

[afterthefire]

Believe me, that is a hope we share. I am not always a good or gentle man, but there has been reason for everything I've done, every choice I've made.

[live_growstronger]

I'm not unfamiliar with that sentiment.
Even among the long-lived.
But I've always been a little different.
More selfish, perhaps.

[alwayskayaking]

Then what is the other alternative if you do want to live forever?

[alwayskayaking]

Don't get me wrong. I'm not that worried for myself. I'd like to think taking out a bunch of creatures looking to destroy the world would put me in a good light when I go knocking at the gates.

[alwayskayaking]

Really? You must be from a different version of Earth than I am if you've never heard the song: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

[alwayskayaking]

Back home, there was a creature that took her. Replaced her. Even the Sasha in our memories. I couldn't remember the real her. Even when we both first showed up here I didn't recognize the woman I loved.

What if it's happened again? What if she's been replaced and I haven't noticed again? What if she's starting to fall out of love with me because she's not the real Sasha?

[live_growstronger]

I'm immortal.
So.
Not doing anything stupid.

[rogueinladysclothing]

[She knows this story. Sasha told her once. It had sounded terrifying, but she wouldn't have thought it would still weigh on Tim like this when his memories had been fixed.]

There must be some way to test for that. If you can't ask her directly, then why not ask someone who could help you figure it out?

[alwayskayaking]

I suppose I shouldn't judge that when I've been much the same. A reason for everything, even if that means I haven't always been a good or understanding."

[afterthefire]

Most everyone has their reasons. Though I do believe in the existence of true evil. Understanding something does not mean condoning monstrous actions, but many of us so called monsters make our decisions in surprisingly human ways.

And there are humans who are just as vile, if not more so. I've lived more than long enough to witness it.

There is a balance, I think, though not always easy to reach.

[alwayskayaking]

I would think being immortal means you're more likely to do something stupid sooner or later.

[alwayskayaking]

I could ask Jon, but I don't want to always be going to Jon every time I get scared. I don't want to use him like that.

He doesn't deserve to be used like a thing.

[alwayskayaking]

Yes, I know humans can be just as bad. I've never been one to say they can't.

It's just in my world? There is no such thing as a good monster.