The Reason for the Season (heathen) [Video/Action] [Backdated 12/26]

[youfool]

The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be explained; they will keep Christmas Day with Christmas gifts and Christmas benedictions; they will continue to do it; and some day suddenly wake up and discover why."

-G. K. Chesterton

[The feed opens to reveal a colorfully dressed blonde man in a quiet part of the park, snow lightly falling in an otherwise quiet winter wonderland.]

"Good morning, everyone. From speaking with a great many of you on Christmas, it seems many did not know what made that particular holiday especially holy. Let's have enlightenment; that is, scripture. Ahem.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

To understand that light, you must first understand the darkness preceding it. Cruelty, oppression, murder, and so on. In a word, sin, which most sensible people can find about them and, more distressingly, in them. And mankind wondered when, if ever, they'd be free of it and be able to unite once again with that light. How might man, having fallen, rise again to God?

God's answer, per usual, is very poetic. He would meet man on his own level, and condescend unto him. The Word would become flesh; God would become man, that is, Christ. The world was granted a savior, and tidings of great joy for the redemption he would bring about through his conquer of sin and death. Hah, it's almost vulgar! God descends from his heavenly abode to come into a lowly manger and meager birth. Bless him for it; who could ask for a Savior any other way?

That will do for an upshot. Thus, Christmas is a recognition for the greatest gift of all: the Son of God, and through him, the gift of salvation to all who believe in his name. A very fine gift I'd like to give to all of you. Indeed, I should like to personally baptize every one of you desperate sinners, convert you to Christianity, and see you off personally to the kingdom of heaven.

Hah, not asking for too much, I hope. Well, should any of you like to speak with me about that, I'll be glad to converse and answer questions of faith as best I can. In the meantime, Merry Christmas everyone. May you all come to light and life."


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[Ted will go around in both gay apparel and manner, blood aflame with the true meaning of Christmas, preaching much the same to every city in Genessia. He lacks both a soapbox and a signboard, but he'll spread the gospel anyway for about an hour for every one. Everglade gets two, for obvious reasons. If you want to meet him in a 3D context, you know who to look for.]

Comments

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[brokeyourarm]

Do you honestly listen to yourself when you speak? Because this sounds like the most asinine thing I have ever heard.

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[youfool]

"Hello 18! Goodness, you must have been privy to some very erudite stuff if this strikes you stupidly. 'Tis the height of untold depth and profundity on Earth. My Earth, anyway."

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[brokeyourarm]

"Considering how things work where I'm from, yes, it's asinine. We have a supreme being that watches the planet and his name's Dende. Used to be some other guy before he kicked it or fused or whatever, it was before I was around."

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[youfool]

"Mm, well I'm given to believe the Lord of Lords watches the entirety of creation. Did this Dende of yours have the power to forgive sins?"

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[brokeyourarm]

"Humans are humans, sin is a thing that happens, if you believe such nonsense. The dragon balls exist because Dende exists. That's really all that matters in the long run, even if he's a tiny green alien, basically."

[Video]

[shy_mage]

[Geez Ted, you're so confusing. And so verbose. How he tried to put together everything Ted was saying, and got parts of it, but if he were honest there wasn't any great appeal in converting to him. If he even needed to convert - he never thought much about religion at all, he really wasn't sure what to call himself.

But there was something else that Ted said that caught his attention.]

Y-You... You know how to get to heaven, t-too?

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[youfool]

"Hah, why yes, certainly! It is, in its way, a simple enough affair."

[Video]

[shy_mage]

R-Really? You went there?

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[youfool]

"Hah, not yet. It's too wonderful just now, I expect. But I know the way, as easily as any believer."

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[shy_mage]

Y-You found a place where you can f-fall through the earth?

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[space_jesus]

[...Ted, you've got someone watching you. Someone who looks immeasurably saddened by this whole affair.]

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[youfool]

[Ted's largely oblivious, especially to sadsacks when he's inflamed with Yuletide spirit. To get his attention, one will have to do the unthinkable, and talk to him directly. The horror!]

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[space_jesus]

[Look, man, chaos knew Christ. Walked with Him, wrought miracles in His name. That you're offering to spread the gift He brought is good, but the manner in which you're doing it... Yeshua would not have approved. He was far more gentle and kind in His manner. But confrontation is not chaos' way, so he will eventually just... walk away, unless addressed personally.]

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[bunny_doll]

Cute.

[Followed by an amused huff. That's all he says but Ni sure looks smug and amused by something.]

Dante's Christmas- Backdated to December 26th

[dantesfight]

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Dante is now wearing the weird Christmas sweater over the tapestry so he isn't freezing to death. (Not thanks to the beast)

"Hasvth Hell froze over? What is this magical substance on the ground?

(Yes, he's never seen snow...)

" Ted! Fellow brother..."

[The man is holding a lit Cross up in the air.] "Bless Christ on this holy day."

Re: Dante's Christmas- Backdated to December 26th

[youfool]

"Dante!" [He's overjoyed both for the fact that he's still wearing the sweater AND that he's met a fellow believer. And whew, what an intense fellow! Ted's all for it.]

"Amen! It's good to see you!" [HUG INCOMING]

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[02crusnikabel]

[Why not? Abel wants to join his little crusade too, because he agrees with most things Ted said. The mass needs a good religious education with the spread of the gospel. After all, what harm it would do? If anything, the worst that could happen is that they get ignored or scolded, which means they're doing it right and if they win converts, all the better. And anyway, doing a bit of evangelism is on Abel's to do list anyway as he's lacking in that area as a priest.

Time to show the residents how Christmas ought to be done in the name of righteousness and Holiness.]

Ah, Ted! Such fine words to serve as a reminder to what Christmas really means. Do you mind if I join you?

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[youfool]

"Oh! Well, good morning, Abel! Why of c-"

[Ted stopped. He liked Abel plenty as a friend. As a man of the cloth? He still had reservations. While Christmas did sound like something wholly positive, in truth the message of redemption must stand head-to-head with the message of sin. Love what is good, hate what is evil. People so often forget the latter. He kind of hates that he wants to purity test Abel like this, but it'd be worse if, somehow, he led sheep astray. Just two little questions, which ought to be very easy for any believer to know.]

"Say Abel, what do you think of sodomy? How about sorcery?"

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[02crusnikabel]

[Abel give some real thought to his questions. Unfortunately, Abel is lenient in his beliefs.]

"Ummm, it depends how magic is used. Magic don't exist in my world, but I read enough in the newspaper that people used it for evil. Now if that's the case, they have to be reminded they were lead astray and should use their magic for good or the benefit of others. If they continue, then they're just...far...far away from God's will."

[As for sodomy...? Um...it seems gays relationships doesn't cross his mind much and his opinion isn't...particularly strong.]

"Let see, wel unless that gentleman has a reason not to be interested in women, I don't think it's any of my business what he does with a guy behind closed doors. Unless he's interested to change his path, then he needs instruction in how to...hrm, restore his faith and come back, and remind him that God's love no matter what is his choice. I don't know, I'm not pretty good in the relationships area, maybe he should check the Dear Abby section in the news, and not Dear Abel."

[In other words let it be...uh-oh, this probably won't do well, but at least he tried. But at least his intentions is slightly purer than most of the resident priests around here.]

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[youfool]

[Ted crinkled a smile at the parting joke. Still, it wasn't the burning conviction he wanted, so he'd try another way. If he can't make Abel produce something strong on his own, he'd simply see if he and the word were in sync.]

"So you're in full agreement with Paul and Corinthians, that is, 'Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God'?"

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[02crusnikabel]

[Yeah, when it comes to relationships, Abel is not one for love advice. He nodded to that one. Abel frown hard at the mention of thieves. He had a bad run in with those.]

"They have to look to Jesus Christ first and accept Him in their hearts. If they practiced sin and keep on sinning and do not repent, the kingdom of heaven shall not be open easily just like that. Their price is death. And even then such a being as imperfect as I have no hope to achieve the kingdom of God. It is not good enough."

[So to sum up.]

"I believe even if the person doesn't accept their sin as it is, and then don't follow God's way, then they are lost. Not without studying the bible first, and accept Jesus Christ fully. If they have not have not, well...then they are who they are."

[Probably not the answer Ted is looking for, but it's...almost...close. With a shrug. Abel believe sinning is just an aspect of people's bad behavior.]

"I suppose you can keep on trying, but if you bring a horse to the water and he refused to drink, then I wouldn't beat the poor thing with a bible with one hand and a flogger in the other, but you can sing a choir of hymns to tame him, and if he choose to be deaf, then keep singing until you get a sore throat."

[With a sigh.]

"You know, if you get a sore throat from preaching on the streets, I got some lemon coughdrops if you like."

[That's right. Abel solution for everything. Eat candy.]

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[bergkatze]

[Hey, Ted. Have a rather unimpressed alien with a glare (yes, you can see his red eyes for once), as cold as ice right about now. He's annoyed with you, jester. So very annoyed with you to the point that he's actually being quite serious right now.

...

Or rather as serious as he can be with bright fuchsia hair in two pigtails. Katze was in the middle of experimenting on his look when he heard this garbage.]

What in the hell are you even talkin' about, huh? Like, do you just wake up in the morning spewing crap or is this a new hobby?

[Reaction]

[youfool]

[Alas, Katze doesn't get much in return except a disgusted wince and an immediate hang-up. So the mass murderer luring his friend into disorder doesn't care for dogma? Shocker! Sorry swine, no pearls 4 u.]

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[bergkatze]

[YEAH?! YOU BETTER RUN, YOU PUNK BITC---]

Mosh, mosh? Oi, where did you go?! Hey, loser!

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[Action in Everglade]

[hellish_butler]

[Well, they never properly met and perhaps never will be. It was just not meant to be in the grand scheme of things.

Sebastian is on his way to his mansion after going around town doing errands, which by now, it's a well known subarchway. The very despicable bane of Ted's...absolute everything in this world.

So when the demon butler sees this foolish human preaching on the Everglade streets, the suppose divine rubbish that his kin is against for millennia, guess what? Sebastian coldly ignores him and shakes his head, mumbling under his breath.]

"What an imbecile."

[A penny for your thoughts Sebastian. The demon hoped this human's thoughts and mouth will freeze. Or hopefully hypothermia. Everglade doesn't have the greatest hospitals.]