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Our Lady of Fandom; Tuesday [ 03/06 ]

Tuesday
Alamo Day!

True, it wasn't a religious holiday. But it was a great excuse to ressurrect the cowboy costume from Halloween and run around with Chrono in an epic Nerf gun battle around the church. And that's what really mattered, after all.

[[ open for all your churchly needs; watch out for flying Nerf darts ]]

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Now there was a novel concept; that beings such as Lucifer and Aziraphale could all be under the influence of one great, elaborate ruse. Smirking sardonically, Rosette closed one eye and aimed her gun toward the cross hanging above the alter. She made a soft, shooting sound, but did not pull the trigger, only brought the gun back up and rolled her head a little toward River.

"They say the main thing about God is that you have to have faith that He exists," she offered. "Not proof, just faith. So maybe faith is the real God."

...Pity she didn't have any. Not any more, anyway.

"Don't have faith either," River replied. "Seems comforting. But it's gone." She smiled at Rosette. "But some people I trust."

Rosette smiled back, but the smile was sad. The only one she could really trust...was herself.

"Then you're luckier than most, River. Trust is just a different kind of faith anyway; I mean, when you trust someone, aren't you really just putting your faith in them that they'll do what you hope, or won't let you down, or betray you?"

"I'm lucky," River agreed. "They do what I hope and sometimes more than that." She thought for a moment. "And sometimes less. Not a lot less, but it still hurts."

Rosette nodded. "Trust is hard." Her eyes drifted past River to Chrono for a minute; he looked back briefly before turning away, casting his eyes down. She sighed. "Definately hard..."

River noticed the look between them. "No?" she asked, meaning 'you don't trust him?'

"Hm?" Rosette tilted her head a bit, blinking at River, not really sure she followed the intention of the question.

"Chrono," River said. "You don't trust him?"

"Oh." Rosette blinked at the little demon, and Chrono cleared his throat as if to remind them that he was there and could hear what they said. Which made Rosette smile a little. It wasn't as if he didn't know that their bond to each other only went so far...

"Only as far as I can throw him," she responded, the grin growing a bit more. "Thankfully, he's light, so that gives him more leeway than others."

River found that comment funny and began to laugh.

Over the laughing River, Chrono was looking at Rosette with his eyes filled with a shine shared with kicked puppy dogs, and she responded with a shrug, then a grin. She shot a Nerf dart at him before joining River in the laughing, starting as a chuckle but eventually bubbling up into something more.

Life was too short to waste your time being all depressed over things you can't control when you could be laughing instead.

Chrono was a little slower, but, eventually, he joined in a little, too.

Laughing felt good. "I have a spaceship," River mentioned.

That only made Rosette laugh harder, even if she wasn't entirely sure what a spaceship was. She could guess, though. The whole idea of people going into space just blew her mind still. "River, you have got to be one of the most random people I have ever met. I love it. Don't ever lose that."

"Random doesn't exist," River pointed out. "It's just what we call that which is too complex fo comprehension."

She was still laughing.

"Random is a much shorter word for it," Rosette giggled, "so I'm stickin' with that."

"Ok." River didn't have a problem with that. "I can show you the spaceship sometime."

"Really?" Rosette chuckled a little. "Where is it at? I...haven't ever been on a space ship before. I've never even been on an aeroplane."

"Keep it in the junkyard," River replied. "I think you'll like flying."

"I think I will, too," Rosette nodded. Because, really, a flying nun? It was like it could be a musical or something.

"Tell me about being a nun," River asked, stretching out on the pew and resting her head on her arm.

Rosette shrugged a little. "Not much to tell about it. It's a lot more boring being a nun here in Fandom than back when I was in New York. I was a part of a special class within the Order, that took care of exorcisms and protections against demons, so I usually got sent out into the city to take care of those things. Didn't have to do all the in-church stuff like confessions and readings like I do here."

There was a thoughtful pause. "Still had to do a lot of cleaning, though. That hasn't changed."

"But there have been demons around here," River said. "They should have used your expertise.

"Cleaning. We did cleaning today in Home Ec." It was a matter of definition of course. Dawn and River had been more into the artistic expression used in spreading dust on the floor.

"I seem to always miss out on some of those adventures," Rosette said with a small smile. "Probably for the best; my supplies here are limited."

She tilted her head back toward River. "What's it like going to a regular school? I was taught at the convent, and the orphanage before that, so I've always wondered what it's like."

"Never been taught in a convent: Don't know what that is like." She could compare with her school on Osiris, and with the Academy of course. She didn't want to think about that. "I go to classes. Listen. Do assignments. Not difficult."

Rosette's nose wrinkled a little. "Sounds kind of boring, actually."

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