6th Message - [audio]

[justamessenger]

I'm not really the right angel to be giving this message, but they always give the really good ones to the boys. And I am a messenger, if not the messenger. So here goes -



Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people!




Merry Christmas to those who want it, and have a seriously awesome day to the rest of you.

Comments

[unflagging]

Are you an angel?

And did I stick the landing?

[justamessenger]

Got it in one. If I had the camera on it would have been a little more obvious, though.

[unflagging]

I'm a quick study.

You mean we could have all admired your luminous and magnificent wings, I figure.

Unless you're like one of those "Touched by an Angel" angels who were ordinary women with a backlight.

Backlighting is fine too, of course. But wings are more impressive and, generally speaking, more classical.

[justamessenger]

I always wondered about the backlighting thing. Is there a technie angel behind them with lamp and a wind machine?

[She does switch to video now. Thems are some impressive wings. Very classical.]

[unflagging]

[On this end, it's just a guy in a denim jacket and a hoodie. Sorry. On the up side? He's quite handsome and full of smiles. So...there's that.

Which is nice, I guess.]

I don't know, but those wings are a lot more impressive. I mean...damn!

[And he immediately (and with some exaggeration) claps a hand over his mouth.]

[justamessenger]

Please please, I don't have room for any more admirers.

[unflagging]

Okay, I'll cancel that order of lilies and white roses.

[justamessenger]

Good thing, too. That might go to my head after a while.

[unflagging]

Yeah, and aren't angels supposed to be humble? Or is that just saints and martyrs?

[justamessenger]

I don't think anyone could be humble all the time. That would be exhausting.

[unflagging]

Guess that answers my question.

[justamessenger]

You been here long?

[unflagging]

No--not quite a month. As you can almost certainly tell by my utter shock and surprise at casual encounters with divine or divinely-associated beings. Such as yourself.

What about you? You seem pretty well-adapted for a holy messenger stuck in a place like this. What's your secret?

[justamessenger]

Adaptability is part of the job. Besides, I first showed up here almost two years ago now. Gives a girl some time to settle in.

[unflagging]

I'll say. You've got a definite advantage over me.

[justamessenger]

I usually do.

[unflagging]

Ouch. If I weren't so taken by your...wings, I might just be hurt by that.

[justamessenger]

Don't you like anyone having an advantage over you?

[unflagging]

No, I like to be the one with the advantage. C'mon--doesn't everyone?

[justamessenger]

Sometimes. Depends on the situation.

[unflagging]

Oh yeah?

[justamessenger]

Yep. Different strokes for different folks and all that stuff.

[unflagging]

Oh, is that what you're getting at?

And here I thought angels were supposed to be pure.

[justamessenger]

That's a pretty relative term.

[unflagging]

You're just shattering all my religious understandings left and right here.

[That's a lie, actually.]