On First Movement: Fear

[asblackas]

Are you truly surprised that I once enjoyed the company of children? That I was good with them? Just because I'm the Boogeyman doesn't mean I despise children. Fear protects, remember?

Comments

[chaosbound]

That's a pretty questionable use of the word 'good' if there ever was one.

[asblackas]

I let the boy stay with me and gave him the advice to climb a tree to escape the wolves, didn't I?

[chaosbound]

Sure y'did, and that was decent enough a move - but good's still a little far off the mark.

[asblackas]

Believe it or not, that's how I used to interact with children before, well.

[He'll make a gesture and there will be a tiny, weak wave of the black sand he'd come to control. That should say enough.]

[boundtodeath]

[ sighs ]

A friend of Hades I take?

[asblackas]

No, I don't know him personally.

[thefirstguardian]

[Sandy's not surprised, though he's not entirely sure he would categorize Pitch's as being "good with kids" at any point. Fear doesn't operate that way.

... Hello.]

[asblackas]

[Shut up, he totally was good with that little boy. And that little boy took comfort in him. It was almost... Nostalgic. And hey, he warned the boy about the wolves and told him to climb a tree!]

Well met, Sandman.

[thefirstguardian]

[Helpful =/= good... but it is a step in the right direction, he'll give Pitch that.

Sandy forms a sand pumpkin and a question mark over his head. Given Halloween any more thought?]

[asblackas]

[The kid followed him and apparently trusts him. That's got to count for something!]

I think I'll give it a go. It'll be almost a year before I can implement anything, though.

[Needs to be the right season.]

[thefirstguardian]

[That means Pitch was the less frightening of two choices.

Sandy clasps his hands together and calmly nods his approval. Pitch will just have to be patient.

Guess they'll have to see how that goes.]

[trademark_skull]

[Wait, the Boogeyman? Seriously?]

That's one thing you could say fear does.

[asblackas]

[Yes.]

Fear is part of survival instinct. "Fight or flight," I believe you call it.

[trademark_skull]

With flight usually being the better option of the two, yeah.

[preludetotruth]

...Not all the time. [Referring to the 'fear protects' part.]

[shepherdofthefrost]

Yeah, because you really hit the whole "fear protects" deal out of the park last time. Global nightmares, going after Jamie...you don't use fear to protect, you use it to control. You use it to cause trouble and get peoples' attention.

How is that kind of fear a good thing?

[asblackas]

[Oh. Ouch. That definitely hits where it hurts. But he'll remain calm.]

Perhaps I lost my purpose along the way.

[A long talk with Sandy actually helped him, how ironic is that.]