[Sodium_noir] Hell is Other People

[Bill]

> John Black, Abby, Kurt Morgan, Dr. Nekos
> Very Old Man, Bastet, Sidhe, Mage
> Lady Sinclair's
> 
> >>> Taking another sip of the excellent, perfectly
> dry martini, Nekos  
> >>> grins at John. "That's a tad presumptuous of
> you, isn't it? A man  
> >>> can have hobbies, after all. But I suppose that
> doesn't answer  
> >>> your question--I have something of a
> recreational interest in the  
> >>> older perspectives on, and tools of, fate and
> fortune.  
> >>> Unfortunately, good texts on the subject are
> hard to find."
> >>
> >> "Fate and fortune, two words that can be used to
> describe  
> >> interesting and dangerous times."  He looks at
> everyone as he asks  
> >> his next question.  "Fate or fortune?  The two
> are often at odds,  
> >> so which would you prefer?"
> >>
> >> His face became a little more serious as he
> asked.
> >
> > "I prefer Fortune love, Fate sounds too rigid, as
> if it is already  
> > written." Luck can be good or bad, Abby learned
> long ago to take  
> > her chances listening to the whispers in her Soul.

> 
> Nekos smiles at Abby's reply. "Agreed, but fortune
> is best only for  
> the short term. Fate resolves the rest."
> 
> 
> "And what of you, John Black? Which do you prefer?"

John watched his drink as he swirled the beer in his
glass.  He seemed to be considering his words. 
"Neither.  I fear both Fortune and Fate are transitory
things, on a long enough time scale.  Fortune changes
with the times.  What's valuable today is junk
tomorrow.  Whether it's the fall of a civilization or
changes in the economy, the end result is the same."

"And as for Fate, what Fate gives Fate also takes
away.  It cannot be trusted in the long wrong to do
anything other than change.  Never count on Fate, and
never consider it a friend."

He shrugged.  "I'll settle for a little Happiness over
both."

tags

-------------
"I swear, as God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
-- Les Nessman

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com