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[call_me_spooky]

What is it that we find so captivating about the concept of a man shedding his humanity and becoming a beast? Is it merely the appeal of the uncanny, the unfamiliar arising in a familiar setting-the wolf where no wolf should be? I’ve always suspected there’s an element of longing we don’t like to admit to; the desire to shed not only the form but

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[bitingnightmare]

What.

[call_me_spooky]

What what?

[bitingnightmare]

What the hell are you trying to say.

[call_me_spooky]

You know, thinking aloud. So to speak.

[bitingnightmare]

I think a lot.

[call_me_spooky]

Yeah? Got anything good?

[bitingnightmare]

Man is captivated by the concept of shedding his humanity and unleashing a beast because he can't stand to look in the mirror and see that he's only a man.

[call_me_spooky]

Not a bad answer.

[bitingnightmare]

That'll cost you a beer and a pack of cigarettes.

[call_me_spooky]

Smoking's bad for you, you know.

[bitingnightmare]

Only if you can die.

[call_me_spooky]

Someone once told me that everything dies.

[bitingnightmare]

Who was that?

[call_me_spooky]

Someone whose job it was to make sure of that.

[bitingnightmare]

Guess I never met that boss.

[call_me_spooky]

Things might work differently where I'm from, you never know.