You can cope with the reaction though. People learn to be less afraid of things that frighten them all the time. It doesn't require supernatural ability to accomplish.
They're quick, and beyond our understanding, but they've not actively harmed anyone.
I mean, I can't say a lot of what I've experienced has been really frightening, but when weird stuff keeps happening, it does sort of increase the tension. Part of that might be fear, but I think part of it is just waiting for whatever the hell else is going to happen.
Tension is quite an issue, isn't it. Even as old as I am I still get woefully impatient when I realize [such a roll on that "R"] that something should be coming but isn't here yet.
I suppose that's "anticipation", just not in a favourable light.
[It's not her newfound and not always perfectly implemented resolution to be calmer that's keeping Vasilia so muted today. Just simple human emotion: simply quieter emotion than she's usually prone to.]
Which one? My pattern testing or my game system? The game system is hardly a project, it's -- a habit. The iterated unbalanced Prisoner's Dilemma. A holdover from the old barge, something my other self wanted to see. To see what approach, cynical or naive or forgiving, would best benefit an inmate in the system.
[Her brows furrow. No idea what he's driving at. That's frustrating! Why are you frustrating, doctor?]
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They're quick, and beyond our understanding, but they've not actively harmed anyone.
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I mean, I can't say a lot of what I've experienced has been really frightening, but when weird stuff keeps happening, it does sort of increase the tension. Part of that might be fear, but I think part of it is just waiting for whatever the hell else is going to happen.
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I suppose that's "anticipation", just not in a favourable light.
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And yet I am still afraid, Doctor Smith.
[Her voice is very slightly pleading.]
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Tell me more about your current theoretical project. Trust me, I do have a point.
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[Her brows furrow. No idea what he's driving at. That's frustrating! Why are you frustrating, doctor?]
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[He'll get there, he promises.]
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