/Jumps on RoTG bandwagon [Possible spoilers in comments]

[hidingunderbeds]

Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time before your self control waned. You have seen the film three times after all. Hardly befitting of someone your age, don't you think?

Still, I suppose someone needs to show these people that fear can never really be conquered.

Let's hope you're up to the task.

Comments

You instantly caught his interest!

[freakymayor]

Fear you say? Oh please, do tell me more...

Yey!

[hidingunderbeds]

Oh I'm sure you know what fear is. That primal tightening in your gut, telling you there's something in the dark, just out of reach. Waiting for you. The cold shiver that runs up your spine when you feel invisible eyes on the back of your head.

Fear, the only real constant.

[theobserver]

fearisamatterofperception

[hidingunderbeds]

Fear is a primal constant. All it takes is the right trigger.

[theobserver]

perceptionscanbealtered

nothingistrulyconstant

[hidingunderbeds]

And they can always be altered back.

Don't be absurd. A great many things are constant whether you accept them or not.

[freakymayor]

Of course I know all that! What if I were to tell you that I'm the mayor of the most haunted place on Earth?

[theobserver]

theyareonlyconstantbecauseyourpreceivethemthatway

whatdoyouprecievetobeconstantotherthanfear?

[hidingunderbeds]

Really? Now that is intriguing. Do go on.

[hidingunderbeds]

Change. Loss. Doubt. Pain. A great many more. None of these ever truly goes away. They're always there, lurking just beneath the surface. Waiting for their chance to rise again.

[theobserver]

wellyoudidntgivemethestandardanswers

[freakymayor]

Well, it's said to be cursed due to a treasure that was buried underneath it by Spanish conquistadors many years ago. So now it's allegedly haunted by all sorts of paranormal activity. Ghosts, phantoms, demons, mutants, vampires, zombies, witches, gnomes, destructive machines, all sorts of scary urban legends brought to life. And the worst of the worst is...the Freak.

And you...aren't you supposed to be the literal Boogeyman?

[hidingunderbeds]

Well I'm hardly what you'd call "standard."

[hidingunderbeds]

Really? It sounds positively, delightfully frightful. Do tell me more about this "Freak." I'm ever so curious.

I suppose so. I've had a whole slew of names across the centuries, depending on which culture you mean.

[theobserver]

youcertainlyarenthumanorofmykeeper

[hidingunderbeds]

I was once. It wasn't an experience I care to recount.

[theobserver]

iwasmadefromahuman

[hidingunderbeds]

Oh? And what are you now?

[theobserver]

somethingpeoplefear

asentinel

anobserver

[inmateincharge]

Oh, puh-leeze! It's easy to get over fear! Just gotta have the right way of looking at things!

[hidingunderbeds]

Now that hardly sounds frightening at all.

[hidingunderbeds]

Do you really think so? And what about the fear the comes in the night, stalking you in your sleep? Can you really get over that?

[theobserver]

isntthefearofbeingwatchedfundamentalfearbyitself?

ofcourseidontjustwatch

andmykeeperissomethingtotrulyfear

[hidingunderbeds]

Yes, I suppose it is. Being watched by something you can't see, yes.

Your keeper? Do tell me more.

[inmateincharge]

Already have! ...You're talking about Batsy, right? [The description certainly fits, at any rate.]

[theobserver]

heisabeingmanyfear

thecommonnameforhiminthiseraisslenderman

[hidingunderbeds]

"Batsy?" No, that doesn't sound like one of mine.

[hidingunderbeds]

Slenderman? Ah, he's one of these new ones isn't he? I've heard a thing or two about him.

[theobserver]

hehasreachedthepubliceyemorewiththetechnologicalage

[inmateincharge]

You know, Batman! The Dork Knight? Ol' Pointy-Ears? Ringing any bells?

And what do you mean, one of yours?

[freakymayor]

Oh it is, believe me! The place is named Crystal Cove, by the way. And the Freak...nobody knows who or what he is. He's rarely been seen, but they say he's the protector of Crystal Cove's darkest secrets. He's got pointed horns, mismatched eyes, a corpse-like face, sharp claws, a harlequinn outfit, and he carries a sword.

How would you like to visit Crystal Cove sometimes? The scarier it is there, the more tourism is boosted. And the more tourists, the more people to scare!

[fearlessherosheart]

Ah, well, perhaps that is true for some people. i daresay, many of those here, even.

Have a not-child

[deductiongeek]

Why on earth would anyone want to conquer fear. It should be controlled, yes. But properly channeled, fear has its purposes.