if not, then what are we?

Happiness never finds itself in a room with Eloquence. They are estranged lovers, bound together by what is now a speculative past. Happiness now hangs with Boisterous, who drinks too much and flirts with everyone. Joyous, who is fun to go out with, but after a few hours, her actions are constant reminders of how close you are to Despair. Eloquence now suffers from an unwholesome thirst and wakes ravaged and sweating every morning . . .