[He shrugs, the motion careless, and--because it feels rude, somehow, to be towering over his companion like this, even if his companion is a dog--takes a seat against the wall, one leg folded up, arm resting across his knee.]

There are some people who believe in them, but from what I've seen, there are people who believe in almost anything. Still, I quite agree. And hunting for imaginary dangers can cause real harm. You can even see echoes of that philosophy in quite a few religions. What else, after all, is karma, or even the rule of three, if not the same concept? What goes around comes around?