ineluctable
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whiskey dribbled out of his mouth like a bad point guard, a kindred
spirit of a nefarious monster: this elixer, this poison always equals
parts recrimination, retribution, and bitters. the drink split in equal
amounts down his throat and across his jaw: inordinate complexity, yet
still, a physical simplicity. slightly intoxicated, swimming in pools of
mediocrity, he's mute in the worst ways: de[con]structive and
obtuse. those tricks seem so insular, he thinks, sipping his whiskey
more gingerly, and considers his actions' sincerity.
--cbw