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Mephistopheles (feedsmycontempt) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2010-08-17 10:56:00

Entry tags:

ariel, jareth, mephisto, pixel

The word 'impossible' really needs to be redefined. I'm starting to get bored with achieving what people deem it.

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	movedthestars 2010-08-17 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	The appalling lack of creativity in people is certainly to be pitied and aggravated to something more interesting. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Precisely that. I haven't heard of much originality lately, have you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	movedthestars 2010-08-17 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	It's been rather thin, that I won't deny. And what is heralded as cutting-edge originality tends to be lesser class or taste. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	There is a sparse handful of humans that I would consider original, or at least inventive. But they're far and few between. Ah, wait, you're the one with the bog. I believe we've spoken before. I think I may have suggested getting a bigger bog. But I was a fair amount more... quick to react. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	movedthestars 2010-08-17 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	It does make tricking them easier. If they cannot 'hack' the cheats, they get all surly. I do remember that discussion, but thought otherwise. I did not wish for my whole kingdom to smell during the hot seasons. If we had hot seasons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	I'll be enjoying getting back into the tricking game. Being angry so long cramped my style. Yes, that would have been rather awful. Then again, wouldn't it be up to you whether or not you had hot seasons in the Kingdom, Jareth? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	movedthestars 2010-08-17 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Taunting humans is such a rewarding hobby, and never the same twice, they are so fun when ruffled. Ever tempted to rewrite some of the endings of the goods you sell to spite the buyer. If my subjects bathed more often than a comet's visit, I would consider it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	By all means, do that for some, however, we don't sell much in the way of fiction. Well. Some of it is labeled non-fiction, but I won't vouch for its accuracy. You should come by, either way. I'm doing some fairly easy sleight of hand to keep myself busy. Crystal balls into snakes, and the like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	movedthestars 2010-08-17 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	The non-fiction, especially the history, is some of their best writing. Entertaining reading, at the least. Heh, parlour tricks sound fun for a break. Not cheating by really changing them into snakes makes it a challenge. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, is it a challenge for you? When I say sleight of hand, you should know I'm fibbing. I'll be here 'til after dusk, come by at any time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	inkedchemist 2010-08-17 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Everything's impossible to somebody. Problem is nobody can agree what's actually impossible. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, very Fortean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inkedchemist 2010-08-17 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	Somethin' like. I always figured 'impossible' was the same as reality, it's just a collective hunch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	Reality is in perception, and perception is due to the world around the one perceiving. All that you can truly prove is what isn't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inkedchemist 2010-08-17 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly, and sometimes even that isn't so easy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it's a little easier if you don't take psychedelics. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inkedchemist 2010-08-17 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Well that's true, it's also easier if you don't go wandering around in other people's subconsciouses for fun and/or profit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	But where's the fun in not doing that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inkedchemist 2010-08-17 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	That's the way I like to look at it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	If I might be allowed a brief moment of hubris ... so am I. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	I think you're welcome to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	Only briefly. And I shouldn't say I'm bored; I'm simply thinking "Now what?" I hope Marietta can stand me for a fortnight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Two weeks should be enough time for you to find new wonders and interests. And I'm sure she will, although I'm not going to give you a definite on that, as I know you have this profound ability to suddenly become absorbed in everything but the world around you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	Never let it be said I don't know my own faults. Though, luckily, that wonderful woman's just as much a bookworm as I. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	As I've said before, it's a fine match. Don't forget to leave your lodgings on occasion. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, she'll insist. The monuments, the beauty of the landscape ... and the booksellers in the Christian quarter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	I'm impressed you even remember what fresh air is like, frankly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	I'll have you know that in the 1820s I spent two years suffering through naturalist drivel in the Papal States in order to get close enough to use Jonathan Strange's former archives. Two years of allergies and a buxom young Neapolitan lady who didn't seem to grasp the fact I was not on the marriage market. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	It simply proves my point. And also that you're not half as blind to a lady's assets as you pretend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	I've never been blind to ladies' assets. It's simply not proper to discuss them at length. I can appreciate a lovely woman. And what proves your point? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	That you spend far too long buried in dusty tomes instead of going out and enjoying the world. Call me a hypocrite, Ariel. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Well, now there's no need. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Bah. As soon as you're back, you'll find that I'll be breaking out of that mold, myself. At least I won't be prone to running into things near as much as I once was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	You intend to go enjoy the world a bit? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	I can't rightly have you more well versed in something than I. That just seems simply ridiculous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	defectedfromgod 2010-08-17 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	You have a lot of travelling to do, I daresay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feedsmycontempt 2010-08-17 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, I certainly do. (Reply to this) (Parent)