The Death Thing

I was kind of depressed that my friends thought it was so shocking that I have a morbid fascination with death. I mean, I loved vampires as a teenager. And Egyptian mythology is fascinating. And I really have seen some incredible mummies from many diverse cultures (non-Egyptian African cultures, South American cultures, China, really all around the world). I wanted to be a paleontologist as child . . .

Me, pouting: My friends are all freaking out over the death thing.

Austin: It's fine.

Me: I just find it fascinating, all of it. That we kill each other, what we do with the bodies, how we honor the dead, all of it.

Austin: It's fine, Rachel.

Me: I'm not a death freak. Really. I also like My Little Pony. Do you think that's strange?

Austin: As long as you're not fantasizing about dead My Little Pony characters, I think it's fine.