The Tone Scale in action
Here's my interpretation of the tone scale as experienced by a person who has just found out he is dying. He is a Scientologist, so he starts off enthusiastic about the whole thing and works his way down.
4.0 Enthusiasm - Oh boy oh boy I’m going to experience death.
3.5 Cheerfulness - This is going to be fun.
3.3 Strong interest - I think I’ll learn a lot now.
3.0 Conservatism - I should be more careful next time.
2.9 Mild interest - I wonder if I’ll be a man or woman next?
2.8 Contented - It doesn’t matter, I’ll be happy either way.
2.6 Disinterested - I’m not sure I want to go through School again.
2.5 Boredom - I won’t be able to do much for a while.
2.4 Monotony - The same things every day.
2.2 Depression - Oh God I’ll crap myself every five minutes.
2.0 Antagonism - I'd better not be a twin next time.
1.9 Hostility - I won’t share with the little bastard.
1.8 Pain - Ouch I can feel that slap on the arse already.
1.5 Anger - Fuck you, you heavy handed prick.
1.4 Hate - I’ll kick the shit out of you when I grow up.
1.3 Resentment - She’d better have a cesarean section
1.2 No sympathy - Who cares if it hurts her.
1.15 Unexpressed resentment - Grrrrrr
1.1 Covert hostility - I’ll make sure the nappy is nice and full for her.
1.02 Anxiety - What if I don’t come back at all?
1.0 Fear - What if I come back as an animal?
0.98 Despair - As a dog I could go to a poor home.
0.96 Terror - A cat with a little boy who hates me.
0.94 Numb - I don’t want to think about this anymore.
0.9 Sympathy - Why do I have to die now? I’ve been good!
0.8 Propitiation - Keep me alive and I'll make it up to you.
0.5 Grief - I don’t want to die!
0.375 Making amends - OK. If I come back as a human I’ll be really good.
0.3 Undeserving - What am I saying? I’m going to get a pauper’s body.
0.2 Self-abasement - I’m a piece of shit.
0.1 Victim - They should have protected me.
0.07 Hopeless - My life has been so pathetic I deserve nothing.
0.05 Apathy - Oh, who cares?
0.03 Useless - This whole bloody thing has been a waste of time.
0.01 Dying - Ouch, what was that?
0.0 Body death - Is that you mother?
- 0.01 Pity - Poor body look at it lying there.
- 0.02 Shame - How could I lose that thing so easily?
- 0.07 Accountable - I am so careless.
- 1.0 Blame - It’s my fault; all mine.
- 1.3 Regret - I shouldn’t have had all those beers.
- 1.5 Controlling bodies - Ok, let’s put them in order of desirability.
- 2.2 Protecting bodies - Nurse, nurse, keep this one warm.
- 3.0 Owning bodies = That one’s MINE.