n. a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head—a crisp analysis, a cathartic dialogue, a devastating comeback—which serves as a kind of psychological batting cage where you can connect more deeply with people than in the small ball of everyday life, which is a game of change-up pitches, sacrifice bunts, and intentional walks.

everything you built will collapse. those parades will be riots and your banks will be on fire. you’ll have more death on your head than would come from any war.
(Source: gigglemonster)