[UA] Your Alex Abel.

[Bryant Durrell]

On Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 10:39:39PM +0000, John Sullivan wrote:
> My Alex Abel is a little more positive than many you'll find on the 
> list.  I see him as someone whose early drive for wealth at any cost 
> was born from bitter cynicism about a world that consistently failed 
> to live up to his expectations.  When he became aware of the occult, 
> and the ability of his wealth to translate into real power in that 
> sphere, he saw it as a very redemptive experience.  He's very bitter 
> about his own complicity in that world, angry at himself for becoming 
> just another shark in the pool.

I'm more or less with John.  Once upon a time, maybe Alex would have
done something slimy -- but he's had his revelation and he's realized
the *stakes*.  He wants to create a good world; he can't afford to be
a bad person when he ascends to the Clergy.

-- 
  Bryant Durrell [] durrell at innocence.com [] http://www.innocence.com/~durrell
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