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[prescind]

( he doesn't typically make use of the network, content to read and stay within his own boundaries but he's feeling a little thoughtful today so.

so, here he is. )

if you had the choice, would you stay alive eternally and watch everyone you love eventually die or would you die young and miss out on a life lived?

Comments

[ananym]

Yes, that would be it.

And this question of yours. It sounds as though you think of it often.

[prescind]

every so often.

every decade at least.

[ananym]

You cannot change what has come to pass.

You've spent more time as a vampire than you ever did as a human.

[prescind]

i have.

and i know that.
but there's nothing wrong with being curious.

[ananym]

Is it curiosity or longing?

[prescind]

can't it be both?

[ananym]

One is more dangerous than the other.

[prescind]

and which one is the more dangerous one?

[ananym]

Longing.

Because longing leads to thirst.

[prescind]

i can control my longing.
i have help.

[ananym]

Oh?

[prescind]

there's someone here that knows how to keep me from losing it.

[ananym]

And that's been known to happen?

[prescind]

it has, yeah.

[ananym]

That's odd for a vampire your age.

[prescind]

really?

i'm still considered fairly young.

[ananym]

I find it rare for vampires to even mention their age.

[prescind]

really?

and i know someone who likes to mention her age all the time.

[ananym]

It is a number. And ultimately meaningless.

[prescind]

i know.

but she likes to throw it at me because she's older

[ananym]

That feels easy enough to counter.

[prescind]

you don't know her.

[ananym]

You don't think I know headstrong women?

[prescind]

i don't know who you know.

[ananym]

But you assume your woman is unique?