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What stopped you?

Stupidity. I let him get to me like he always does and I hesitated.

I don't think it's ever stupid not to want to take a life.

Really. Ever have your Dad manipulalate you, almost kill you and drive you crazy? So crazy that you kill a bunch of people and gouge out your own damn eye to make him proud?

I have my own family and personal problems.

If someone in your family screwed you up completely, you wouldn't want them to pay for it?

Edited 2008-01-15 06:06 (UTC)

They already did. I wish they didn't. He shouldn't have blamed himself.

Obviously I need to use different words. If someone in your family intentionally screwed you up completely, you wouldn't want them to pay for it?

They wouldn't, but...I understand revenge. Don't think I've never felt that urge. I feel it every day.

Let me guess, but you're a good boy and would never think about acting on it? Even when they deserve it? Inquiring minds want to know, how do you deal with it?

I've thought about it. I've almost...but I ask myself: would it be worth it to become what I'm trying to save people from; what I'm trying to destroy, to maybe, possibly (but there's no guarantee) be rewarded with something which is really just a selfish want?

I don't know.

I really don't like being called 'good boy', it's...kind of patronizing.

Who cares about being selfish?

When you become a monster, really enjoy the worst of it, there's nothing to return to. In everyone's eyes you're already tainted. Right now, I'm trying to be one of the "good guys," but he still likes to come after my brother and me.

~~And if he's dead, he can't try to control me again. Either way it's win/win.~~

Too bad. Deal with it.

Edited 2008-01-15 07:23 (UTC)

Exactly.

If you're trying to protect someone; defend yourself, that's not being selfish.

Being a monster is something you don't have to tell me about.

According to some people, it's still "wrong."

Oh? And what's your deep dark trauma?

They obviously don't understand. And you shouldn't listen to them.

I'm cursed.

They're the only ones willing to deal with me. Without having me locked in jail.

Could you be a little more vague?

Yes. I won't though.

I'm the Wolfman.

The Wolfman. Not something you hear every day.

Doesn't make you evil though, unless you go around killing and eating people. Or humping their legs for fun.

I'd be pretty surprised if you did.

No, I don't do that. It still makes me a monster.

...

You're going to make dog jokes now, aren't you?

I can see the future. Kind of. I didn't expect to hear it, but nothing tends to surprise me.

Why? Because you get furry? Because you want to do wrong and/or evil things? If you're not out massacring the villagers, then why are you a monster? If you're going to go with the self-punishing, have a decent reason for it.

Maybe. Or I might break out a rolled-up newspaper.

I turn into a hideous, bloodthirsty, mindless beast once a month. That's sort of the definition of 'monster'. If I didn't have myself locked up, I very easily could kill someone. The curse doesn't care what kind of a person you are the rest of the month. I can control it sometimes, but I'll never be able to trust myself completely.

Funny.

I guess I tend to reserve the definition for the ones who don't have some mythical supernatural vindication behind it.

I know the feeling, somewhat. I stop myself, but sometimes it's hard to forget how easy it was to kill anyone in my way.

Yeah, I'm a regular comedian. If you want to tip me, I don't take Kibbles and Bits.

What would you call those of us who do, then?

I don't either. But I do fetch.