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[katallison]

I've been following the "Ask My Characters a Question" meme, but had felt a little diffident about inviting such questioning, I suppose because it presumes people have that level of interest in my characters. However, shellmidwife said she had a question or two for Fraser, and so I'll toss the door open--if you want to ask any of these people anything, go to town! I warn you, though, that they're not always responsive to the questions I ask them (usually along the lines of "And so where in the hell have you been for the last three months??")

Oh, and re: shell's other question in a different entry--confirm, but truly it's no big deal.

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[katallison.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the wishes! And, uh, Constable? You're on...

<standing stiffly at mike, deer in headlights> Er. Yes, well. If we consult Webster's Unabridged, the first definition given--

Fraser! *Your* definition, please. And nobody wants to know what the Inuit think about love, either, OK?

Right you are. Well, then. Love, as I construe it, is the force that binds each individual to something larger than himself, or herself of course. It is what leads each of us to think beyond mere ego and petty self-interest, and as such enables us to move beyond the savagery and greed of our baser natures.

There are, to be sure, many different sorts of love. Love of family and friends, of course, but also love of home, the force that binds us to a particular terrain and landscape and climate. Love of duty, the force that directs our effort and skill towards the service of a higher cause, the protection of others and of the common good.

And of course there is also romantic love, which--especially in tandem with the sexual expression thereof--has been fixated on and celebrated by our culture to a point that seems at times fetishistic. I don't wish to disparage either its importance or its power, of course. But it is far from being the only kind of love, nor even the most important.

Thank you for your inquiry. <stepping back from microphone, with a decisive nod>

[aerye.livejournal.com]

::sigh:: No wonder Ray dumped your ass...

Thank you, Constable. For that, ah, informative definition.