Inconceivable

Nov 21, 2011 19:35

“This is my favourite part coming up now.  Wait for it… wait for it… and there it is.  That moment when the spirit departs the body, that’s what I live for.  It’s the greatest high there is.”

Personally, I thought the greatest high was the after-kill sex, but Rob never liked it when I disagreed with him, so I just made a non-committal grunt.  It ( Read more... )

inconceivable, spiritual enlightenment

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marstokyo November 21 2011, 20:03:34 UTC
Oh it's inconceivable all right. If not revolting.

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alleyalligator November 21 2011, 20:17:02 UTC
There's a very strong tradition of spiritual enlightenment through physical ordeal in many, many cultures. My characters just made the mistake of thinking that they could encounter this externally.

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marstokyo November 21 2011, 20:23:26 UTC
Huh, I see.

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genesisdesire November 21 2011, 20:23:26 UTC
(One tiny little thing, it's 'soles' for feet, unless you meant 'souls' in some sort of pun?) This was so cool! And perfectly creepy.

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alleyalligator November 21 2011, 20:26:20 UTC
Oooh - thanks for that! Clearly I had a brain fart at that moment - not enough sleep over the past few days :)

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sweeny_todd November 21 2011, 21:28:14 UTC
wow... full on piece! great characterisation, and made my stomach turn!

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alleyalligator November 24 2011, 17:39:31 UTC
Thanks!

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sarcasmoqueen November 21 2011, 22:56:31 UTC
That was truly disturbing. But I very much enjoyed it. Well done.

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alleyalligator November 24 2011, 17:40:18 UTC
As long as you enjoyed it, that's a good thing :D

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noodledays November 22 2011, 03:10:33 UTC
oh my! D:

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alleyalligator November 24 2011, 17:40:42 UTC
:D

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