Craziness
Posted: 2003-10-20 04:29pm
"Hello!" It said, in a far to cheerful voice.
"Um... hello..." He said, his voice cracking, backing up against the wall. It seemed to slither forward, even with its four legs.
"So how are you today?" It asked, continuing as though it were some telemarkerter from deepest depths of Hell, acting like it was your friend as it drew closer to your throat and wallet. This, however, was simply going for his throat. It didn't give a dman about his wallet, and looked into his eyes. He rather wished it didn't.
"Um... you know... scared out of my mind... little thing like that..."
It drew away. "Sorry about that."
"You are?"
It briskly nodded. The man calmed down. "Yep. It'll be all over soon."
The man looked back up. "All.. over... soon?"
It contiued nodding. "Oh, yes. Well.... for you, anyways... but you needn't worry, it'll be quite painless!" it said, as though it were a good thing.
"Painless?"
"You know, your death. When I kill you. What, you thought I wasn't?"
"Well... that was the impression you gave..."
It drew back further, as through insulted. "I did? Darn... I suppose I'll have to work on that..."
"So... umm..."
"Yes?"
"Why are you..."
"Doing this? Randomly killing all who are in my sight? That sort of thing?"
"Umm... well... yes..."
"Ah. Fully understandable question, I suppose... although if I keep letting people ask it, it would make my reasons all that much more annoying... Although... I suppose I at least should do this for you... Do you think I'm crazy?" It suddenly asked.
"Well...um... will you kill me depending on my answer?"
"Silly, I'll kill you no matter what you answer!"
"And if I don't?"
"Hmm... I suppose silence counts as an answer, so I figure I'll just kill you flat out." It shrugged.
"Then... yes, I think you're crazy."
"Ah, I thought as much. You see, one of the things about crazy is that, quite simply, it means 'not normal.' Do you know what normal is?"
"Well... not really..."
"Then how can you say I'm crazy? If everybody were like me, then wouldn't you," It pointed at him accusingly, "be crazy?"
"Well... I suppose..."
"So, if I were to kill everybody, in the whole wide universe, wouldn't I, then, be the norm?"
The man thought for a moment, before shaking his head. "No."
"No?"
"The norm would be to be dead."
"Hmm... hadn't thought of that... and that does make things more complicated... I'll have to think on that one. Thanks for your help. Kill you later!"
And with that, it turned, and left.
"Um... hello..." He said, his voice cracking, backing up against the wall. It seemed to slither forward, even with its four legs.
"So how are you today?" It asked, continuing as though it were some telemarkerter from deepest depths of Hell, acting like it was your friend as it drew closer to your throat and wallet. This, however, was simply going for his throat. It didn't give a dman about his wallet, and looked into his eyes. He rather wished it didn't.
"Um... you know... scared out of my mind... little thing like that..."
It drew away. "Sorry about that."
"You are?"
It briskly nodded. The man calmed down. "Yep. It'll be all over soon."
The man looked back up. "All.. over... soon?"
It contiued nodding. "Oh, yes. Well.... for you, anyways... but you needn't worry, it'll be quite painless!" it said, as though it were a good thing.
"Painless?"
"You know, your death. When I kill you. What, you thought I wasn't?"
"Well... that was the impression you gave..."
It drew back further, as through insulted. "I did? Darn... I suppose I'll have to work on that..."
"So... umm..."
"Yes?"
"Why are you..."
"Doing this? Randomly killing all who are in my sight? That sort of thing?"
"Umm... well... yes..."
"Ah. Fully understandable question, I suppose... although if I keep letting people ask it, it would make my reasons all that much more annoying... Although... I suppose I at least should do this for you... Do you think I'm crazy?" It suddenly asked.
"Well...um... will you kill me depending on my answer?"
"Silly, I'll kill you no matter what you answer!"
"And if I don't?"
"Hmm... I suppose silence counts as an answer, so I figure I'll just kill you flat out." It shrugged.
"Then... yes, I think you're crazy."
"Ah, I thought as much. You see, one of the things about crazy is that, quite simply, it means 'not normal.' Do you know what normal is?"
"Well... not really..."
"Then how can you say I'm crazy? If everybody were like me, then wouldn't you," It pointed at him accusingly, "be crazy?"
"Well... I suppose..."
"So, if I were to kill everybody, in the whole wide universe, wouldn't I, then, be the norm?"
The man thought for a moment, before shaking his head. "No."
"No?"
"The norm would be to be dead."
"Hmm... hadn't thought of that... and that does make things more complicated... I'll have to think on that one. Thanks for your help. Kill you later!"
And with that, it turned, and left.