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RE: It's So Easy (Short Story)
Yeah, that's what I wanted to get into when I spoke about his hedonistic tendencies. Knowing that he has a return ticket all the more makes him menacing. All the terrible villains are the ones who don't fear death. It's interesting how you conceptualized him. By naming him Zeus, you evoke mythological entities, but he could easily be a spirit that possess people or an alien being that jumps from host to host. The possibilities are endless!
Yes, very hedonistic, which leads to a lack of understanding in a way. Ironic given his attempts to understand. Perhaps indicative of our own approach of trying to understand others through our own filters.
I was definitely trying to evoke that whole mythological aspect with the name. That whole field of story telling around the ancient gods that seems so fanciful, yet leads one to wonder - what if? What if Zeus was real and alive today?
These type of stories give the writer an opportunity to explore. That's what I love about them. Just add imagination and go for it :)
I imagine they'll be how you portrayed him, or maybe bored out of their minds because of millenia worth of existing. Personally, if I have immortality, I would spend it on intellectual pursuits. But, I can never tell what would happen given hundreds of years.
Maybe he's tried every approach to dealing with immortality. This is super rebel phase :)
This is the nihilist phase haha! It's interesting to see if you ever write a sequel or prequel to this while he's on a different phase. A more repentant or innocent one haha
Bookish Zeus, lover of fine arts and good reading. Now how to make that exciting :)
The gears are turning! Maybe foreshadow devious deeds of his future self haha!
The writer's mind at work - I love it.