@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I actually don't sleep anymore. Part of becoming a bogeyman. If we try to sleep, it's just nightmares. Way worse than yours. We're literally exposed to the Pit--the primordial source of all human terror--during our creation. So, yeah, no more sleep for me. And God knows I miss it."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Oh, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, just look at my TTRPG shelf. I think I have like a $100 set of dice there that I've never used, since they're, well, $100. But I have like zero impulse control around the shiny math rocks. It's why Sashi holds my wallet when we go out to game stores."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I... I just, okay, how about this? I've given the apology, but she can't hear it. She won't listen because I fucked up and quite fucking literally damned her and--nope, no, no, I'm not going to dwell on this. I'm gonna fix it. I am going to. I have to. I... it's my responsibility."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Listen, okay, every day I... no, never mind that. I... okay, let's put it this way: I have to deal with this every day. I just... I can't dwell on it, okay? I know I fuck up, but I am still going to try to fix it. We can't be defined by our mistakes, right? I... yeah, we can't."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Bribe me? C'mon, I'm a Champion of the Veil Treaty, we're above reproach! Though, I wouldn't say no to, like, those really pulpy 80s fantasy novels you could buy a softcover of for like two bucks back then. My dad had so many, they're how I learnt to read, so got a soft spot."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"First one that comes to mind is Black Sheep by Metric. Okay, that's a lie, there's like a dozen songs from Second Star to the Right--my old band--that come to mind first, but I really don't think songs from a small-time indie rock band from Edmonton count."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"It really depends, doesn't it? Sorry to be a fence-sitter on this, but my emotions define my morals, and logic dictates strategy. Logic can sometimes cause hesitation, right? While letting emotions take over can lead to really stupid mistakes, or even losing control to my Beast."
@blackcatbooknook.bsky.socialI'm sorry I've been so quiet! Work has been B.R.U.T.A.L these last few days. I plan to start responding to some responses tomorrow.
Hope everyone is going well!
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I... hmm. The... no, that wouldn't. I guess... oh! Wait! Wait wait wait. The Boulder. That's it! Next?"
"And yes, I would totally keep a cool rock, especially if it's tied to a memory that I've got to remember. Plus, Sashi has a bunch of cool crystals, so, not much difference!"
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"How I'm going to cope with the fact that I'm now an ageless, undying incarnation of fear and terror who's going to have to watch her family, mortal friends, and communities die and change around her due to the ceaseless march of time? Yeah, let's just say existential dread."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Ah, yeah, no, I don't do that. I don't. If I make a promise, I keep it. Even it takes longer than anyone expected. If I'm not dead, means I've still got time to make things right, and guess what? Bogeymen are very hard to kill. Living fear and all, right? Right. Right. Alright."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Nightmares. So, I'm a closet monster, right? A bogeyman, a phobovore, a horror, whatever. I eat fear. It's why we scare people. So if I'm peckish, I just pop through a closet and scare up some nightmares. Either that, or a bag of shredded cheese. Some habits are hard to break."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Despite the fur, I'm actually not that great with animals. I guess, hrm, I'd say dog for kindest? I grew up with dogs, and they're just lovable idiots. And rudest? Dolphins, 'cause they're smart enough understand how we're royally fucking the Earth up. Oh, my bad, that's spoilers."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"It's a break in the stress, or a chance to breathe. Life just keeps coming at you, and things are always gonna to go sideways again, eventually. That's just the nature of things. So success is a reprieve, a moment to relax before the Powers-that-Be fling their next crisis at you."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I take them out somewhere. Try to get them to forget or move on or compartmentalize or whatever they need to take the next step. No use dwelling on things, right? Plus, I want to make memories, good memories. That's worth more than anything physical I can give, 'cause those last."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Me, me, and, uhh, her, 'cause I'm more likely to chuck the whole thing out a window of our sixth-story apartment. Sashi's a graphic designer, so she's pretty good at figuring out illustrations and following instructions from people she'd much rather stab. Or haunt. Or hex."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"Vic's too nice a guy to be really honest with you about me. He'd spin me so hard you'd think it was an editorial mandate. Something like 'dedicated,' 'canny,' and 'disruptive, in the best possible way.' I can give him the last, and the first is a nice way of saying 'stubborn.'"
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I don't. I am an extrovert. I heal by being around others, doing things with others, just *doing* things. I'm honestly not the best at introspection. I cope via denial and deflection. And it's really only gotten worse since my transformation and sharing my head with my darker half."
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"A tropical vacation? Fuck, I hate warm weather, why would I do something stupid like that? Am I going to see Sashi's family back in India? Oh, that's even worse. They're assholes. Ugh, if we're late, it's because I'm whining, complaining and deliberately procrastinating, okay?"
@bogeymanviz.bsky.social"I went into law school-HEYO! Okay, but for real, I cope with trauma and anxiety with sarcasm and humour, which means I can come across as an asshole. I've been told I'm also stubborn and that I've got a short temper, but I've chosen to take *that* as a comment about my height."