You were only strong when you thought you were weak

Since I just found translations for these songs, and since Amber's been tormenting me with bits of Repo!, two songs from Elisabeth...the second of which makes me think naughty thoughts and I think you'll know why if you watch it.

And yes, you can totally laugh at Death's 'sexy dance' in The Final Dance. For the most part I love the Austrian company's choreography, but that (and the very end of the song) just makes me crack up.

You can only be free through me

I've had Wenn ich tanzen will on repeat since last night...and I'm thinking that if I can get those writing journal entries knocked down quick enough tonight, I might try working with IAOB again because for some reason...despite the obvious, that song makes me think of a lot of the interactions between Bailey and Irving when Bailey's coming to terms with crap. Irving's not as cocky as Der Tod, but his feelings are very similar, and Bailey's standoffish-ness is a lot like Elisabeth in that song. Hmmm....

I alone will choose the moment

Just wrote 3 1/2 ish pages (1252 words) on IAOB. I'm not sure if this snip will go in the main story, but it definitely was helpful. I learned a lot. Like..

1. Irving. I love you, really I do. But you earned what you got in the afterlife. I'm not saying you didn't think what you were doing was the right thing. You tried really hard, and you thought you were being selfless. But breaking promises to someone with trust issues? Really?

2. You really need to learn from the past. That scene alone totally explains why Bailey acts the way he does later. I'm just glad that by the end of IAOB you have learned, but it should not have taken so damn long.

3. ...really, that's it in a nutshell. Now, go have dinner with your man and dance with him and screw his brains out. You've both earned it.