Ghost? Ratchet things down. You are creating problems for yourself, and alienating people who have defended you, and call you friend.

Damnit first Kalle, and now Kolya? Please people can we start trying to act a little more civil?

Mr. GhostSpider, being belligerent is not helpful to your cause. I understand fully the concerns of the more zealous members, I do infact, share those same concerns. It is simply that I have seen no evidence that you pose an immenent threat to humanity at large, and in my eyes, that entitles you to the same privledges and rights of being as any other here.

Shadowstalker wrote:Ghost? Ratchet things down. You are creating problems for yourself, and alienating people who have defended you, and call you friend.

Damnit first Kalle, and now Kolya? Please people can we start trying to act a little more civil?

We need to get our ducks in a row.
I think we need to have a good look into GhostSpider's head.
He's demonstrating symptoms of serious mental illness.
Beating the shit out of your father to prove a point?
Yea, GhostSpider's got some real serious issues.
Let's set him down and have a look.
Lest we lose more of the good guys...

Clarity Grace wrote:

GhostSpider wrote:Of myself?

Always.

_____Ethan says we are the sum total of our fears. But I don’t know what that means.
_____Sometimes I’m scared of myself, too.

We are the sum total of much more than our fears.

Except when we are the sum total of our fears.
That's when psychological care is undeniably required.
That means our fears have come to define our existence.
And that's abnormal.

I hope you're not running away from the issues that bother you and your mind.
PM me if you need anything; I specialize in cases such as yours.
It's not going to hurt anybody to check in time to time letting us know your progress.

And I hope we have the eyes some have claimed we have.

Just had to burn two quality members first.
And there's still nothing proving he's not going underground to avoid scrutiny.
I don't see any good in this.
Yet.

Clarity, I've been looking all my life.
I want there to be good.
But what I want doesn't decide what is real.
Besides, I offered my services to him; I don't think it's all bad.

Ron Caliburn wrote:I didn't say that the stuation was without negatives.

But personal honesty is a good start towards positive territory.


That's why they say they are alcoholics at the meetings.

True enough.
But is he being honest?
Here's how it often happens.
I'm sorry, let me wonder off somewhere, don't follow me (so I can come back and stab you in the back).
That's why I hope we're able to keep an eye on him.
That's why I asked the questions I asked.

Well I've got my fingers crossed.

I've said my piece.
Not much else for me to do but hope for the best.

Konrad, when you get back, feel free to drop me a line. I was afraid you were damning yourself with the story of beating the bully up with the hammer...but then I saw what you said after that. I've been defending you, and I'll continue to do so. I know you can't give us answers you don't have, and I have faith you'll find some answers while you're soul-searching. I have faith that when you come back, you'll tell us all you can.

Shadow, by what Kolya just said, it may not be GhostSpider that ran either Kolya or Kalle off. As of right now, I accept full responsibility for that... I tried to keep the peace on the boards, as much as I could. I tried to stop the fighting on all sides. Kolya may not have been offended by this, but both he and Kalle almost certainly saw this as a sign that we didn't care that there are monsters in our midst. This couldn't be further from the truth, but I screwed up. I made a point of cutting off their lines of accusation. I tried to keep the peace, and I succeeded by failing.

For what it's worth, Lex is a minor emotional vampire, herself. She can walk into a room full of depressed people, and she'll be cheerful and perky when she walks in, but when she leaves, everyone else will have cheered up, and she'll feel practically suicidal. The reverse has happened on at least one occasion as well. She doesn't need to do it to survive, or even to maintain her emotional stability--in point of fact, it usually wrecks any stability she has...but she does it without control.

Kolya, Kalle, if you read this, I wish you both would come back...and I'm sorry.

I can't speak for either kalle or Kolya of course but from what's been publicly said
and from what you've said they've said in private to you, then you're the only one
blaming you.

KonThaak wrote:Shadow, by what Kolya just said, it may not be GhostSpider that ran either Kolya or Kalle off. As of right now, I accept full responsibility for that...

You are not responsible for their decisions.