Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Deal with the Devil


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉

What if the only person you could go to for help would expect a very high price in return? 

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  1. PamApril 5, 2022 at 8:47 AM

    I don't mind paying but I am cheap....I like a bargain myself and I hate paying more then a job is worth.

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    1. Liz A.April 5, 2022 at 12:53 PM

      Perhaps in this case that's the only price. Because there's only one person who can help you.

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  2. LisaApril 5, 2022 at 8:57 AM

    I guess I'd have to pay the price, if there was no other option, and a real emergency. "... a very high price..." sounds more like favors than money to me! I would rather owe money than a favor! At least with money you know how much, a favor you never know what it will be.

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    1. Liz A.April 5, 2022 at 12:53 PM

      There's a reason I titled this "deal with the devil"...

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  3. Su-sieee! MacApril 5, 2022 at 9:36 AM

    If I’m desperate I might, but it all depends with what I need help.

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  4. Alex J. CavanaughApril 5, 2022 at 10:54 AM

    Not if he's the devil! Pass.

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    1. Liz A.April 5, 2022 at 12:54 PM

      I did not specify literal devil. (I needed a D question.) But, could be...

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  5. L. Diane WolfeApril 5, 2022 at 3:16 PM

    It would depend if the solution was moral, ethic, and lawful.

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  6. AlanaApril 5, 2022 at 4:16 PM

    If it was an emergency I would have to swallow the unpleasantness and pay the price. If not an emergency I would, perhaps, try once again to find my own solution.

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    1. Liz A.April 6, 2022 at 9:16 AM

      I see I didn't specify emergency or not, so yeah, it could be either one.

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  7. StrayerApril 5, 2022 at 8:53 PM

    I'd tell them to go to hell and cross them off my contact and friend lists in my mind forever. And deal with the problem some other way. I've been in this position. More than once.

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  8. Natalie AguirreApril 6, 2022 at 4:12 AM

    It would depend who the person is, the price, and what help I need. I agree with everyone else who says they'd try to find another solution.

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  9. Darla M SandsApril 7, 2022 at 7:36 AM

    My mind went to real life captives without options. ~shudders~ Apparently, I've been watching too many videos about true crime. lol

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  10. BirgitApril 8, 2022 at 1:25 PM

    Sou do like I'd have to sell my soul so I wouldn't ask.

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