elfgrove

かんだん = kandan = idle conversation

~ So are monsters real? ~
" Sure. Anything that's ever been imagined is real in some way. "
~ I mean really real. Like really existing. Flesh and blood. ~
" Mmm... I see. "
~ ...Well? ~
" How about you give me an example of a monster? "
~ A vampire. ~
" Of course, psivamps are pretty common really. "
~ Psi-what..? I mean the kind that drink blood. ~
" Mmm. Don't think I've ever met a real one, but I wouldn't be suprised. I've seen enough weird stuff. "
~ You're kidding. You really believe that? ~
" Why not? I believe in gods and miracles. "
~ But... That's different... ~
" So I should only believe in stuff that sounds nice? "
~ It's in the Bible! Vampires aren't! ~
" I really don't want to go in that direction... "
~ Because you can't argue it? ~
" Because you'll get all huffy about your faith and I'll be pointing out the similarity and age of tales spread across countries that had no contact with each other, and it would be pointless and silly. "
~ Fine. What is something you have seen? ~
" Fae, sprites, goblins, shadow creatures we don't have names for. "
~ Did you ever kill any of the monsters? ~
" ...Yes. "
~ Really?! How? ~
" I don't like discussing it. "
~ Why not? If you beat a monster... ~
" Because killing is killing! ....Everything has a right to life. Just because it doesn't fit our idea of good, just becase you call it a 'monster'... Taking a life is still taking a life. Murder is murder. "
~ But people kill cows and stuff, and I don't see you going all vegitarian. ~
" No. But I don't like to kill a something that isn't for food. It's self defense usually, a last option, but... "
~ It's still a monster. ~
" I think some of them are a lot more intelligent than you. "
~ What did you say? ~
" A lot of them have a human or almost human level of intelligence. They're not... I don't know how to explain this to you. "
~ I don't see why killing a boogeyman is bad. ~
" Because a 'boogeyman' is not nesicarily hurting anything. "
~ You're such a tight-ass. ~
" As are you. "
~ Bitch. ~
" Probably. "

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