but the human in me insisted that these were the important questions . brand felt safer than he would alone ; vicious brown bears were known to live here , and they had acquired a taste for human flesh . `` are you done being afraid of me ? '' i have no idea how long i sit staring at him . `` do not react to this message . `` but i doubt that it was the government . '' from his attire , i realized he was heading to the guys ' soccer field . 