i was sitting alone again drinking of course when perdition the elder sat down he had that weird smile upon his face and that fiery look he has when he s about to initiate a somewhat unusual conversation i am but a plague he began to say i have studied locustism for years now i am like you y know human a useless vermin he had a point but still i felt like i had to reply something anything but he cut me right off a slight change of posture a loud muted noise from above and then came an ego that was to be our own downfall he paused and stared at me for a moment thats when he suddenly pulled this huge magnum from his jacket and forced the wretched thing into my mouth saying i am giving you a choice kill yourself or someone you love the cold sensation of your clenched teeth around a gun barrel and the warm salty taste of your own tears thats my gift to you play dead and i ll play along son 