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[impure_tale]

To my beloved readers: The worlds from which we come are imperfect. I need not tell you this. I believed myself to have seen the extent of human atrocity in my lifetime, and we come here encouraged to commit still more. To them that are newly come, this is your warning. You will be challenged. You will be abused. You will be tortured. All they want is for you to not be you. It's not just about ridding yourself of goodness. It's about a loss of integrity. It's about breaking the balance. Nature is equally infused with beings of good and evil and their similar acts.

You are what you are, and these people will endeavor to reverse that. They want your anger and your despair.

But remember that in our imperfect worlds -- worlds where suffering is very real and sometimes unimaginable -- there is also good. There are moments of deep pleasure, of warmth, of beauty, serenity, contentment -- I daresay even love. You, and your cabins, are the last vestments of those worlds. Your homes. Cherish them, and cherish yourselves, because that's what they want to take from you.

I bid you remember, and that you resist. Even a beautiful memory is worth fighting for.

Do not be afraid, my treasures. If you are not afraid, then they cannot win.

(ooc: The Marquis is an Inmate again -- and one who is almost always confined to his cell and targetted for abuse, because he's a rabble rouser. He encourages the other Inmates to keep their integrity and resist, to remember home fondly, to share their experiences. SOOO touchy feely compared to his old style, but it's about sticking it to the man, people.)

Comments

good for your atheism, marquis.

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

You shall burn in the fires of Hell for your blasphemy. You shall be punished for your sin.

He knows 'Colonel' but he's gonna ignore it as per usual.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

So it will be just an ordinary day then, Monsieur. I do enjoy routine.

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

One of these days, you will encounter punishments and the wrath of God beyond the petty punishments this place, and your warden can imagine.

One day, you will be judged. And you will be found wanting.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You know the last man to say those sorts of things to me was a holy man. Man of the cloth. Well respected, admired, and ordained. But of course he also spent his secret hours buggering orphans in the chapel.

I realize having those in short supply you are taxed, my sweet, but I might have something suitable to tide you over.

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

Then he was a far worse sinner for committing Sin and throwing it in the eyes of God.

Do not imply I am party to any such a Sinful act. I have a wife for a good reason. Why do you not?

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You operate under the assumption that I don't.

And of course you do, Monsieur.

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

I do not see her, sirrah, and you hardly act like a good husband either.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Do you plan on taking yours with you when you die?

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

I do not know how she'll get into Heaven without me.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Well if she cannot then how can you have done your job properly?

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

I do my job to the best of my ability, but if left alone after my death, who knows how the Devil may come out in her?

I am dead and she followed me here like a good wife.

[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

So why don't you go see to her like a good little husband and leave the sane fellows be?

[accountsettled.livejournal.com]

I am perfectly aware of her well-being, sirrah. She is reading Scripture to atone for her Sin.