I WAS STRONG... FOR A WHILE.

[chaosbound]

Knew you'd give in eventually! I did tell you so, didn't I? No reason to feel bad about it or anything, though. I'm pretty irresistible.

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[hidingunderbeds]

Ah, Jack. What a sudden burst of confidence. Isn't it rather hard to be "irresistible" when you're, what's that other word? Oh yes, invisible?

oh jesus I am so nervous

[chaosbound]

Not any more, if you'll recall - or is your memory as dusty and clouded as your sense of judgment?

i know the feeling!

[hidingunderbeds]

What? A handful of children seeing you lifts your spirits so high? My, you may just be more pathetic than I thought.

[chaosbound]

And it looks like your recollection of what's happened is a lot fuzzier than I thought it would be - then again, I shouldn't be surprised, y'old geezer. It just takes one, you know? Belief's infectious.

[hidingunderbeds]

Oh pish posh. Your precious belief is snuffed out so easily. A little nightmare here, a little fear there. Do you really think your newfound fortune is going to last?

[chaosbound]

Hey, I'm definitely counting on it to, yeah - especially since now we've got a whole lot more than just a few children on our side.

No need to cry about it, though. You've got some, too.

[hidingunderbeds]

I crushed the childrens' belief in a matter of days, Jack. You can never get rid of fear. It's always there, gnawing at you. Waiting for a chance to strike again.

Oh, spare me your attempts at pacification.

[chaosbound]

Not really much of a problem, there. We'll be waiting, too, just in case you get it into that head of yours that taking over the world again would be a good idea.

Why're you so bitter, anyway? Does it really not mean a thing, having believers of your own?

[hidingunderbeds]

Oh good. I'll have another chance at wiping those smug looks off your faces then, won't I?

Why don't you spend a few more centuries hiding under beds and in shadows, then ask me that question.

[chaosbound]

You can try. That's all I'll promise.

Maybe you just need to get with the times. I hear the horror genre's really flourishing right now.

[hidingunderbeds]

What fun we'll have.

How tacky. Cheap gimmicks and jump scares. You might as well compare Mozart to that "punk" music that was so popular a decade or so ago.

[chaosbound]

You bet.

Guess they just didn't have a master of fear on their production teams. That's pretty much your job, isn't it?

[hidingunderbeds]

I suppose I'll look forward to it then.

Well, if a certain group of meddlesome "Guardians" weren't getting in my way, I'm sure I could teach them a thing or two about it.

[chaosbound]

Look, I'm pretty sure you could accomplish that without the whole throwback into the Dark Ages thing. Nobody's gonna enjoy themselves much if they're too worried about someone breathing down their neck in the middle of the night.

[hidingunderbeds]

The night is my time, Jack. I don't think that's all that much to ask for.

[chaosbound]

No, you're right on that one - it isn't a lot, but I think what you were gunning for back there was something a little more permanent.

[hidingunderbeds]

And why not? Do you really think we could share? [ That gets a laugh. ]

The world works in cycles. You've all been on top for centuries. Isn't it time old Pitch took the reins again?

[sittingweird]

Sooo... you're considered hot for human standards... right?

jsyk I haven't the faintest idea what I'm doing

[chaosbound]

With that kinda mindset? Nah, you couldn't stand it.

Besides, it isn't so much us being on top as it is... well - everyone learning to work together, I guess. I'm not even saying it's going a hundred percent well; we have our little run-ins now and then, but life goes on.

xD Me either. /desperately scrambles to try and get the books

[hidingunderbeds]

Work together? What congress does fear have with wonder, and hope, and dreams? No Jack, I'm afraid it's all or nothing.

[chaosbound]

Hot? I'm on fire --

In a manner of speaking, that is.

[myownhand]

I wouldn't get too cocky yet.

Besides, I don't think th'idea is that y'want the muns t'pay attention t'you. At least, not from my experience.

[doingthemistything]

Plenty irresistible from what I can gather.

oh nooo they are kind of difficult to find I THINK YOU SOUND FINE THO

[chaosbound]

[ SHRUGS, MAN ]

You'd be better off asking that of the man in the moon. I'm pretty sure he made you what you are for a reason.

Ikr? Sucks :( But thank you! I like your Jack too!

[hidingunderbeds]

I think you put too much stock in the Man in the Moon. I hardly think he's got it all as planned out as he might want you to believe.