Backdated to Christmas

[have_your_lives]

[After his chat with Nagi, Schuldig - with aforementioned teammate in tow - is making his way to the church. Given that it's Christmas, it's probably packed with drones! Who knows what other people might be there, too...

Schuldig has no way of knowing when the bomb that's been put in his stomach will go off, so he'll be spending most of the day in the church with Nagi, simply waiting. (And almost being glad he's deaf, so he doesn't have to listen to the services in the meantime.) Fortunately for everyone, since it's a 12-hour timer, it won't go off until evening, when some of the Christmas Day crush has slackened off. If anyone wants to talk to him or Nagi before that, feel free!...even if Schuldig's talking is constrained to a notepad brought from Nagi's house. The gentle ticking probably can't be heard over the background noise of the church, it should be noted.

Of course, somewhere between eight and nine o'clock at night...the inevitable will happen. There will be a considerable explosion from inside that blows all the windows out of the church at the very least - there will be structural damage, too, mostly inside, but of course that will be fixed by tomorrow - and many of the people inside will be dead or wounded! As for Schuldig and Nagi at ground zero, they've been completely obliterated. It's pretty grisly!

And thus is Farfarello remembered on Christmas - through wrecking a church and two of his teammates opting to die in a gruesome gesture. He'd probably appreciate it.]

[OOC: Obviously, Schuldig and Nagi won't be around to interact with people after the explosion, but if you'd like to post your character's reaction here and/or interact with other characters doing likewise, go ahead!]

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[phantom-priest.livejournal.com]

[Two people Simon doesn't know, sitting in the Church for several hours, will draw some suspicion from the Priest. This is merely due to his upbringing, and nothing particular about the two. So eventually, after noting the fact they have been there for so long, Simon will move over to Nagi and Schuldig. He's smiling, however, and showing no signs of suspecting anything.]

You two have been here for quite some time. Is there anything you need in-between the Christmas masses?

[bittermayfly.livejournal.com]

We just want to enjoy some quiet.

[have-your-lives.livejournal.com]

[Schuldig's gaze flickers between the two, but he can't actually hear anything they're saying unless Nagi passes on the messages via notepad. He draws a large question mark on a page and displays it to Nagi.]

[phantom-priest.livejournal.com]

[Simon notes it, but continues to smile. He can make guesses as to the notepad, but it isn't of vital importance, so he won't ask. Instead, he responds to Nagi's remark.]

I'm not sure this is the quietest place, considering the day.

[bittermayfly.livejournal.com]

It's quiet in between services and it's what we want.

[He writes to Schuldig.]

The priest wants to know why we're here.

[have-your-lives.livejournal.com]

[Schuldig quirks an eyebrow at Simon, and scribbles a question. Simon can either read it off the paper, or Nagi can read it aloud to him.]

We need a reason to be in church on Christmas?

[phantom-priest.livejournal.com]

[Simon will go ahead and read it. Schuldig didn't seem to be hiding it, and it seemed to be his form of communication, so it made sense to do so. Simon's tone as he speaks isn't at all accusatory. In fact, he honestly sounds as if he's curious if there is a difference of places as he asks his last question.]

Usually, people don't sit in the church for a few hours at a time, even on Christmas, unless they're listening to a sermon or need something else.

Or is it perhaps that the people where I come from just have too much to do to be able to spend time doing nothing?


[ooc: Since I do not know enough about either Schuldig or Nagi... To someone unused to reading people, Simon seems honestly curious. For someone who may read people, they'll notice his eyes show that he is observing them intently despite his seeming unconcern.]

[bittermayfly.livejournal.com]

[Nagi writes down what Simon says, for lack of anything else to do, and raises an eyebrow at him. He's no expert in reading people, but he's far from stupid.]

There's nothing else to do here today, Father.

[have-your-lives.livejournal.com]

[Schuldig's response to Simon's passed-on messages is nothing more than a shrug and a grin. Though, after a pause, he does write one sentence...]

We're very devout.

[The fact that he isn't struck by lightning upon the writing of this monumental lie only further confirms his own atheism.]

[redrival.livejournal.com]

[Silver's letter (http://mayfield-mods.livejournal.com/48852.html?thread=1524692#t1524692) and subsequent "gift" has left him thoroughly shaken; he's not usually that personable, but he's been intentionally avoiding as many people as possible, kind of walking numbly through the rest of the day. He's fairly sure that the whole thing was Mayfield's sick attempt at a "prank," but he can't get it out of his head, so since the post office is closed and he doesn't have a job to bury himself in, he goes to the church just for something else to focus his attention on. He's not even listening to the words, just kind of lurking in the corner watching, occasionally looking over the various drones who seem far too excited to be there. There are a couple people who are obviously not drones, and he keeps half an eye on them, but otherwise doesn't approach. He doesn't have any real reason to.]