I, Eg and Supe

I looked disquieted, Eg and Supe weren’t looking especially ecstatic either.

“All I’m saying is that if Eg is going to kill himself he should do something with the opportunity,” I said with a mischievous grin.

“And we thought you couldn’t sink any lower,” Supe shot back.

“I’m still confused why this has to be about me, why is it my suicide we’re talking about?

I laughed, Supe did too.

Supe put a comforting hand on Eg’s shoulder, “We’re on your side here Eg but don’t be dumb. You know that’s unthinkable.”

“But talk of taking my own life is just hand waved as perfectly conceivable,” muttered Eg, his head in his hands.

I pounced on the moment of silence, “Look, you haven’t even given me a chance to tell you my plan.”

“We know it involves killing people, you said as much earlier,” Supe noted.

“Well, only people in the strictest sense,” I countered. “Let me paint you a word picture. Old Eg here finds himself a nice urban perch, oh I don’t know 45, 50 stories up and does the whole threatening to jump bit.”

“Original,” Supe said, pointedly.

“Oh, it’s same old, same old all right,” I returned, “but this retelling has a twist ending. Eg’s wired some explosives around himself and covered it all up with his fancy new ball bearing jacket. Now when the scum of the earth comes to gape and watch the crazy man fall five hundred feet to his death he’ll have the perfect crowd to kill.”

“How are you justifying murder? How could you possibly justify killing people?” Supe said, shaking his head.

“These aren’t people,” I grinned, “These are scum. They have nothing more important to do in the middle of the day then to come see the spectacle of a mentally deranged person end it all. Honestly, what are they doing with their lives?”

“It’s still murder. But even if we accept your insane rationalization of this ‘justice’ then what about the rescue personal? What about the Fire Fighters, the Policemen and the EMS individuals? What right does Eg have to kill them?”

“I’m not killing anyone,” Eg said, raising his head.

“Oh, fuck Firemen,” I retorted, completely tuning Eg out, “All they want to do is have sex with your wife. I really stopped listening after that part. Why are we even still talking about this? It’s going to be fun. I’ll even give you a little push if you need it Eg.”

“This ‘plan’ is insane Eg, it’s against everything we believe in. Taking others lives is against what we stand for.”

“I’m not going to do this. I’m not killing myself, I’m not killing anyone and I’m sure as hell not talking to the two of you anymore!” Eg screamed.

I disappeared

Supe disappeared

Eg alone remained. Setting aside the copy of The Ego and The Id he’d been reading he smirked.

“Id’s Thanatos Drive is really off the charts,” he said to nobody in particular.