As far as I can tell, this penchant for escalation is not a universal human trait. A few people I know seem supernaturally capable of seeing the best in everyone.
I, on the other hand, am considerably better suited to making up nonsense than to consistently appreciating the value of humanity. Luckily, this is a power that I can use to disguise my shortcomings.
In order to infiltrate productive society, I’ve started to artificially approximate empathy by inventing stories to explain other people’s behavior. It works particularly well with the phone calls I get at work.
These calls come in a variety of flavors, so I get a lot of practice.
My own demeanor, of course, never requires explanation.
It took a second reading before I realized that Mr. V is Voldemort. Ah, the happy life of one who never jumped on the Harry Potter bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteIf you proudly exclude yourself from the literary idiom of your generation, you're going to miss some of the jokes. I also feel bad for people who are confused by all the "Captain Picard" stuff.
DeleteMr. V looks a little more like E.T. after not being allowed to phone home, but that must just be C.B.'s artistic license?
ReplyDeleteIt's more a matter of MSPainting myself into a corner. All of my people already have ghostly pale skin and no noses, so the only Voldy features left are red eyes and a penchant for wearing black.
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