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[honeytoes]

[ Today Gary is in something of a reflective mood today. He'll just be sat in the library surrounded by books on mythological creatures. He might have used them to slaughter hundreds of teenagers over the years but there has always been something fascinating about them. Befriending Mal and talking with Dumbledoor have got him thinking though.]

Hello class.

One of the many things I've noticed during my five months at Casa di Wonderfuck is the many variations on "Monsters" or what supposedly makes a monster.

Ok for those who don't know what the fuck I'm on about...In some worlds vampires are creatures of the night that live in big fuck off castles and like to drain the blood of Innocent virgins that run around showing way more cleavage then they probably should. Yet in others they're upstanding members of society who have civil service jobs and are a benefit to the community.

I'll give another example...mermen. In some worlds mermen are savage beasts who live only to drag sailors to a bloody violent death and yet in other worlds they have their own societies and language.

I guess what I'm saying is my stay here is helping me to redefine my term monster.

How do you guys define monsters? And can you give any specific examples of them from your homeworlds?

Comments

[deductiongeek]

In my world they don't exist. Things like ghosts and demons are nothing more than stories and hoaxes. Only humans become monsters.

[beastisbeauty]

That's...complex. My home world has monsters. Some are human, some aren't. I think what makes someone or something a monster is a certain selfishness, disregard for the lives of others...something that glories in destruction or cruelty. Killers.

Dictated

[radiantwingedone]

In my world, "monster" is used to describe anything that can, in other worlds, be described as wildlife. There are the house cats and dogs, city birds and seafowl, along with wolves, but there are also eggbears, axebeaks, hysteric purple, and roccus.

To me, the definition is more vague - that which would attack any other thing with little to no reason, or would act in a way that would destroy the world it lives in. Self-protection or seeking food are not of those reasons.

[ His personal definition allows for humans to fall under "monster", but that's his bias. ]

[hard_talker]

Depends. You wanna know about the fake Halloween type monsters, or ... what I've learned the real monsters are?

[waterproofed]

If you've read Greek mythology, you already know about the monsters in my world. But that doesn't make them evil or anything! I know a harpy who's really sweet and friendly, and a Cyclops who wouldn't hurt anybody unless a friend was in danger. And the hellhounds? Well, some of them are just really really big dogs.

[kungfuwitch]

[She smirks]

The thing is - they're not called monsters in my world. At least, not by my circle.