...Wr-wretched, utterly wretched, i-indulging in hedonism and—a-and sin so wantonly with this youth...!
(Then proceeds to have a really nasty, horrid-sounding coughing fit, managing to awaken the kitten with all the wheezing and rasping.)
Hrrrrrrkhhhhhh... Ghhhhrrrhhhh... Y-you should... uhhhm... refrain... Hhhhhhh... hhhhh...
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019...Th-there is nothing wrong with... hhhhh... pleasure, i-in moderation, but—... a-an excess, espe—e-especially when... chemicals are involved... Do you—do you know what—what alcohol does t-to a person's, uhhhm... brain...?
(Gently strokes the kitten, trying to soothe it back to sleep.)
edited 17th Oct '16 8:28:20 AM by MobileLeprechaun
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019W-well—... Yes, yes it might all be— f-fine and dandy, for—for an infernal creature such as yourself, but— th-that girl, she—... she is young and growing, a-and now perhaps she will be addicted to the drink, g-given to the drunkard's foul whims a-and destructive habits...
(wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze... cough...)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019…
(Gets a very intense look and is about to say something... Then stops short, and slowly narrows his eyes.)
...Y-you're just asking me this so—so that you can see my attempt to explain at length, i-in my present, frail state of being, only to—t-to stammer and cough, a-aren't you...?
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019...H-have you read Aristotle's Ethics...? This— uhhm... H-his concept of the "golden mean", I—I think he puts it quite eloquently, w-what virtue is, a-and temperance, sōphrosunē, i-is intrinsic to it...
…?!
(Double-takes at the braces-having Trudy, wheezing sharply.)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019

-pats Trudy on the head-
-and steps back, feeling fulfilled-
-fists to hips- Haaaa. Not bad. Not bad at all. -grins a little-
-Panos, now that they are in the main room-
-that woman is a demon-
-she seems to have been distracted by her own achievements to hear Panos-
edited 17th Oct '16 7:57:12 AM by RegularDefender
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post