fictitious

The real acts of a real devil you know have been made acceptable by the fictitious actions of a nonexistent devil that you do not know.

Consumption can be a remedy against boredom and may convey a sense of fictitious power and supremacy, by standing out from the crowd through the extravagance of the expenditure. As it becomes an addiction, however, it might be cured, if the right medication is administered : humbleness and mindful discovery of the others. (__uying now, dying later_)