Caritas [Sunday Evening]

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg opened up Caritas, mulling over the conversation from earlier in the day with his school-appointed and very grumpy little brother.

He whistled as he started to reassemble the band, and then took his place behind the bar and waving cheerfully to Jarod on the other side of the bar.

[Wait for OCD threads! Threads are up and Caritas is open.]

Comments

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"Very literal." Hanging in chains, even. "God's on the run, and I'm gonna find him."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"...The Lord Almighty is on the run?" El asked.

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"You make the universe, you make rules and even God's gotta live by 'em. There's a new kid on the block and he knows it and he don't like it."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

El stared at this rather strange man. "What are you talking about?"

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Jesse waved a hand. "Nuthin'. Who's going to believe all that crazy supernatural bullshit anyway?"

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"I've seen guitar cases used as machine guns, rocket launchers, and flame throwers amigo. And there are what appear to be the walking dead up on stage."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Jesse snorted and took a drag off his cigarette. "God's on the run because an angel and a devil had a baby that might be as powerful as him."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

El wasn't certain if this man was insane or not.

And he was rather frightened to find that he didn't care. "How does the devil feel about this?"

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"He's dead. The new Angel of Death killed him."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"What happens to the devil when he dies?" El asked.

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"He don't go to Hell, I'll tell you that," Jesse smirked and shook his head. "He just stops bein'."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"Interesting concept," El said. "I almost wonder if that would be preferable."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"Probably," Jesse said. "If God gets back to Heaven, he'll put a new devil in charge, though."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"I thought the Devil was in charge by virtue of rebelling against God."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well there are other rebel angels who could take his place."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"I suppose so," El said. He popped the top off his soda. "So, an important question for you, Reverend Custer. A very important question from a man who has followed the path of bringing people to count for a long time."

He took a drink from his soda.

"After your done, what then?"

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Jesse'd given that no small amount of thought while he was in Salvation.

"I'm gonna get Tulip back and we're going to ride off into the sunset."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

El started laughing. Which slowly died down. "Oh God. I remember when I thought that was going to be it. Assuming that I'm right in thinking that Tulip es tu senorita."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Jesse's shook his head. "I'll love her 'til the end of the world, but I think the end of the world for me's gonna come at the end of this quest."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

"Hope that it does, then," El said. "Because take it from someone who knows. Riding off into the sunset with the woman you love doesn't insure that you'll have a happy ending."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"Nothing does," Jesse said, signalling for another shot. "Nothing does."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

El nodded. "In that case, amigo mio, my only advice, is to remember the following things."

He held up a finger. "One. Cherish what time you have with those that you love."

He held up another finger. "Two. Ask yourself this question every day when you wake up in the morning. 'Is what I'm doing worth losing everything for'?"

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

"I think making God answer for the fucking mess he's let his creation become is worth it. Someone has to do it."

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[guitar-and-gun.livejournal.com]

El shrugged. "A better reason than the one I had," he said, simply.

Re: The Bar [08/27]

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Jesse looked over at El and realized something. "Jesse Custer," he said, sticking out his hand. "You should know my name before I ask you what your reasons were."