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Teaser #3 for Chapter 6 - Bob Schroeck - 04-02-2008 "Okay, Bell, c'mon, what's this all about?" Chris demanded as they filed into the cool dryness of the temple after breakfast. Whatever it was, Belldandy had not taken the time to wash the dishes first before leading them in here, and in his experience any break that Belldandy made from her familiar routine was something to worry about. "And what's *he* doing here?" Chris added after his eyes had adapted to the dim candlelight, and he realized that Doug was kneeling at the far end of the temple, facing the door. Belldandy shushed him and he winced; that had come out a bit more sharply than he'd intended. "Thank you for coming, all of you," Doug said in a firm but calm voice, loud enough to carry through the entire temple. "Before we can start the ritual later this morning, there's something I need to do, if only to calm my mind before we start." One corner of his mouth twitched almost into a half-smile, as though he were amused at the thought. "I've always been something of an anti- theist," he continued. "But three of my grandparents were French Catholics, and as Chris already knows, my maternal grandmother was a German Jew." This time he did smile, and it was a smirking, self-deprecating one. "So believe me when I tell you, I'm *quite* familiar with guilt." The smirk disappeared. "Now, while I'd like to think that I'm a good person, I know for a fact that I'm not necessarily a *nice* one." "Oh, Doug," Belldandy interjected, "I've told you that's not so." He held up a hand. "No, no, hear me out, okay? You haven't seen me in a real battle, or doing something distasteful because it's my duty. I try my best to be ethical, but I can't always afford to be *moral*." He chewed on his lower lip for a moment. "The important thing is, I'm thinking I need to address that before I get involved in something as inherently... well, *holy,* as what we've got planned. Therefore, I believe it's absolutely necessary that I do this." He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then very clearly enunciated, "Bless me, Lord and Ladies, for I have sinned. It has been over thirty years since my last confession." -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - Kokuten - 04-02-2008 Quote:"Bless me, Lord and Ladies, for I have sinned. It Oh. Oh _MY_. Got a couple dozen hours to set aside?Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979 - Black Aeronaut - 04-03-2008 Quote: Kokuten wrote: Yeah, what he said. O_O;; - Bob Schroeck - 04-03-2008 It might help that he's only going to enumerate the things that he feels bad about... -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. - Kokuten - 04-03-2008 oh. 30 minutes, then, if they already have big chunks of the backstory. Still, as a character development bit, this has the potential to be earth-shattering. One of the things I've always felt that was holding Doug back was Moral Quandaries - the man's got a conscience, and it bugs him. A good Confession (Belldandy is involved, that == good) will help him center and focus, morally speaking.. Which makes the fight scene(s) following this bit VERY interesting. Looney Toons Unleashed!Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979 - Dragonflight - 07-23-2008 The thing I'd like to see is the look on Chris' face when Doug starts in on the things he's done in his steps. While Paradox has had the truth explained to him by the girls, he's still going to need either a will of iron to not give away his first automatic reaction to hearing someone talk about doing unspeakable things to a character from an anime or a series he's read, or occasional jumps into no-time to steady himself. And Doug's a little too good at reading what people are trying to hide not to pick up on it, even if Chris *did* agree not to confront Doug on it. --- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do. - katreus - 08-01-2008 Heh. Seems the Fates always drive -someone- to confession. Last time they meddled, Madigan ended up going to confession and now Doug! I bet it's something about Belldandy's nice-fu... ![]() Seriously though, I'm looking forward to how you handle that scene. Should be fun! - DHBirr - 08-02-2008 I've been holding back from commenting on this, especially since everyone else is so positive about it, but I have to admit -- or confess -- that I had an almost completely negative reaction to this scene. I think it's largely because I was raised in the Lutheran religion, where "confession" is a matter of taking time during the church service to silently admit your sins to God. But it's also because Belldandy is the only one there who strikes me as being anything like what I feel clergy should be. If it'd just been a private session with her, I don't think it would've bothered me half so much. Confessing your sins to Urd?! Paradox and Skuld aren't nearly as bad, but still.... Sorry about the rant, but there's how I feel. Regardless, the authors gotta do what feels right to them. (But if I were in Paradox's shoes, I'd probably hastily excuse myself, and drag Urd and Skuld out by the scruffs of their necks if need be. Of course, my personality is so unlike his that I never would be in Paradox's shoes.) Changing the subject slightly, I'm looking forward to finding out precisely what Mara's degree of relationship is to them. Is she Urd's full sister, Bell and Skuld's full sister, or a half sister by yet another mother (Dad really got around!)? The thought has crossed my mind a few times, although it's totally implausible, that it'd be hysterically funny if she was revealed to be Belldandy's twin. ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. |