Dream Journal: 2013-10-07.01

Esse: “You wouldn’t think me capable of that, now would you?”

Me: “Capable of what, Esse?”

Esse: “Me? Conducting an autopsy?” *

Me: “Oh, no. I couldn’t see you doing that.”

Esse: “That’s a relief.”

Me: “Not when I’ve personally been your subject for a vivisection. Five occasions that you have allowed me to remember. Heh. For a svartalf, the dead does not interest you. The living, however…”

Esse: “The dead is inert. The living isn’t. You do not come to me with accusation. That is a strange smile upon your lips.”

Me: “I seek advice.”

Esse: “Oh?”

Me: “I need to know [a certain thing].”

Esse: “Your era is one of extensive documentation of human anatomy. Surely you can find that information in one of your tomes, physical or otherwise.”

Me: “If I was only interested in blood and bone, I could. But I come as under contract for [someone else]. I need to know [a certain thing] so I may map it to [another thing]. And I need to know it [under a certain paradigm]. Now the paradigm is the easy part. Knowing where to put the esoteric probe, that I do not know and don’t have the means of discovering first hand.”

Esse: “Yes, you do. If you are willing to pay the price. I suggest you look elsewhere for your information first. If you still wish to learn it from me, you must commit to my fee.”

Me: “And what is your fee, Esse?”

Esse: “Your trust.”

I haven’t decided yet.

*: Why could I not see him performing an autopsy? Because autopsies are performed on the dead. Vivisections are performed on the living. Esse is a sadist. Any other questions?


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