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[This one's coming out to you from the dining table at the Cathedral rectory, where a black-robed Doctor Father Robert Chase adjusts his dog collar and sips delicately from a floral mug of tea.]

Not to sound like anyone's schoolteacher, but there's no reason to wait for high days and holidays to show up for Mass. The congregation at this morning's service was looking a little thin. Everyone's welcome, I for one would love to see a few new faces coming into the fold.

And, to sound exactly like someone's schoolteacher, cachetism, Latin and Greek classes start up again for the new term from this afternoon. In the Vestry as usual, after confession hours.

Finally, Miss Mac Cionaoith assures me the High Tea she's laying on for us this afternoon will be enough to feed the five thousand and I can vouch highly for her cucumber sandwiches. There's food and company for residents new and old, and a guarantee of no preaching at the table. Though I thought we might discuss plans for this fall's Harvest Festival. How about a pageant? There are some old costumes in the storage room, if anyone wants to find a reason to dress as a ham.



[ooc: Road Not Taken: Chase didn't drop out of seminary and was ordained as a priest.]

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[trenchknives]

[Jimmy's just glad he's not stuck as a kid anymore. This, on the other hand, gives him pause. There's no way he can't respond.]

So, uh, what... this is your other job, when you ain't a doctor?

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[clerical]

[He smiles a little at that. It's an odd question but, this is the city. There are always odder.]

The family business was never my calling. My dad was a doctor, though, a good one.

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[brobeforehos]

[Wh...at...? What's this, is he a - oh, dear lord. (Is what Chase says.) This must be a curse - must it? - or a very, very guilty dream.]

Latin and Greek classes?

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[clerical]

If you've misplaced your books, Miss Crawford, I have a couple you can borrow for this week only.

[valentineluke]

Aion would have so enjoyed this.

[clerical]

Aion?

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[studmuffin]

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[studmuffin]

[synanthrope]

[She woke up late today, because she was working on something late, and this is really inconvenient.]

Do you take confessions from non-Catholics?

[clerical]

Not formally, Satya, but I'm here if you need to talk.

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[water_wine_wizard]

What are confession hours?

And what's with the funny outfit?

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[clerical]

Three until five. And this? [He plucks a sleeve.] This is casual wear.

[eiremagic]

I'm sorry what.

[clerical]

No one's going to make you dress as the ham, even if you might fit the costume.

[thenormalsquint]

[Angela's not sure what's going on here other that he really needs to go back to the lab coat.]

I'm not Catholic, sorry. My Baptist grandpa would have a shitfit if I showed up.

[Does it count as cursing in front of a priest when it's actually a curse that's making him a priest?]

[clerical]

It's quite all right. I wouldn't want to cause any of your elderly relatives distress.

[phonetical]

[Let's skip all the religious imagery because Uhura's focused on one thing:]

Latin and Greek classes?

[clerical]

The latter in its archaic form.

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[as_damaged]

[..............................honestly maybe she should leave well enough alone.]

Why would there ever be a reason to dress as a ham?

[So much for well enough.]

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[clerical]

I think the theme must have been things we give thanks for at harvest time.

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[anunluckypenny]

I don't suppose there'll be non-ham roles?

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[clerical]

All the groceries you can think of.

Perhaps we can turn it into a food drive for your centre?

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[confined_to_briah]

I have a feeling I would be barred from Mass. ( And it would amuse her to no end. ) You're not living in the same city as everyone else.

( High tea? Are you serious. )

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[clerical]

I doubt you'd be barred, if you'd like to come.

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[anatural]

[Blink. Blink.]

Is that your....pageant costume?

[This is so weird.]

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[hexuality]

[Well, add another one to the list of things Chase has been cursed to be. (Right up there with the penniless violinist from the 1900s, she remembers, a bit.) So maybe she isn't too surprised.]

Harvest Festival. For Halloween, you mean?