Not playing so nice any more

[wandthief]

I forgot how much fun taunting others could be. Being a tired, helpless old man is getting me nowhere in the sympathy stakes and I have no reason to pretend to be so understanding any longer. So I may as well be myself again.

Clearly I was correct in my beliefs that Muggles are far inferior to wizards. You cannot seem to do very much without magic - or not very efficiently, at least. If not for your own recent failings the ultimate proof is my current non-magical condition. So all I can do is pity you that you are stuck that way when I at some point will regain my true powers.

Any other demons or otherwise supernatural beings here... Don't try to defend them. You have power and they have not. I'm sure you've been glad of that at some time or other if you have not outright used that power against them.

Comments

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Rather ironic if that truly was the case.

Anyway, I will fight you but only under certain circumstances, which are not the current ones.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Ironic?

...I said I would give you a head start.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

How often he kept on about I should be able to do without my magic.

I know my physical limits. Make the offer again when I am at least 60 years younger.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Probably was, yes.

...You're lucky I offered and didn't decide to force it on you anyway.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Would you feel that good about yourself to beat up a helpless old man?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

You know, the odd thing is, right now, I don't think many people would object.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Go ahead then - and I hope you do have fun in Zero afterwards.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

You have fun having everyone say 'oh, he had it coming' afterwards.

That'll hurt more, I can guarantee it.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm expecting that. Then perhaps I will be left alone.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Getting no sympathy hurts a lot more than you'd imagine it to.

That might just be why people are so angry at you.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I've rarely had sympathy and I've had very little of it here. I'm used to it.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Nobody gets used to people telling them they deserved to die.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Speaking from experience?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I don't think it matters.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Then why mention it?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Because the point's true, no matter whether it's from experience or not.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

And why do you think I care?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Because someone's going to beat you to death at this rate.

And everyone, even the wardens who might say 'oh, you shouldn't have done that' will be grateful.

Alienating yourself is more damaging than you seem to think.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I've played along for six months and it's gotten me nowhere.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

And this is going to just get you hated.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I know that.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Then what's the purpose in this?

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Rediscovering myself and my joy of simply being myself.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

And yourself is hated by all the varying levels of 'sane' people here. I'm sure that makes you feel brilliant.

Even when I say something I know everyone's going to hate me for, it's for the purposes of keeping some kind of order around here.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Once they get beyond the surface most people have hated me. I didn't get such a bad reputation for nothing. So I'm merely being more honest - not being as careful with my words as I have tried to be. Most people haven't believed me anyway.

I'm not here to be liked.