Those guys are either gonna dust you or use you as bait.

~~why would you prete~~

~~this is ridic~~

~~this cannot be quite~~

~~you're not an ange~~

False identities are false identities around here, but a pagan god... a false god? That is just offensive. You probably know that, and don't care, but it needed to be said.

~~I don't even know~~

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In my defense, I needed a really good hiding place at the time.

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Hardly much of a defence for faking false godhood.

I'm not debating this. I just want you to know that this is entirely and utterly offensive.

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Your opinion has been noted.

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If it reassures you any, he did have good reason in my understanding of it. Their world is... very different.

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It's not the reason that bothers me. I understand that point. It's the choice of alternate identity.

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Ever had a swarm of angels, led by the most sanctimonious son of a bitch that ever lived, riding your ass 'cause you wouldn't fight a war you didn't believe in?

Where d'you think the last place they'd look to find you is?

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That's not the point at all. I understand, you had reason, and probably good reason, knowing others from your world. As I said, that is not what offends me.

You know what people do for their false, pagan gods?

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Sacrifices. Fire. Lots and lots of fire. And, sometimes, naked dancing.

No one sacrifices the righteous in my name, pal, if that helps you any.

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How do you know? How can you say that, when none of those gods actually exist, but just the very idea of them, the very idea they would take blood sacrifice and dedications to their absurd godhood is enough to twist religion, to twist morality, to create human beings who would do disgusting things in the name of something which isn't even real. You might say nobody does anything like that in your name, but but how do you know that, a hundred years down the line, someone won't pick that up and use it to manipulate people into murder?

You're associating yourself with that. That is offensive to me. I'm sorry, if it's what you thought was necessary, but it is offensive.

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I think you've made your point. And I respect that point. And, uh... Respectfully... Bow out of this discussion.

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...thank you. I appreciate it.

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...You're welcome.

[GABE GETS A COOKIE AND A STAR BY HIS NAME ON THE BULLETIN BOARD NOW. YAY.]

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I hate to admit but it does make a certain amount of sense. Its unorthodoxy is the very reason no one would think of the truth.

Not every underground Christian needs to martyr themselves, after all, nor should they.

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I take the point, but I'll say to you what I said to him.

Do you know what people do for false pagan gods? Do you know what that makes them believe is right?

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I do know, but to paint someone with the same brush merely because they've borrowed the mantle of identity isn't wise either. More to the point, I'm certain you know that.

I don't mean to lecture you, it's just that you seem very... tense about it.

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He chose that identity. He chose to associate himself with gods which are, firstly, entirely false, and, secondly, used to invoke blood sacrifice and immortality. If I went and spent time with the National Front, you'd think I was a racist, wouldn't you?

I'm not tense, I just have a point.

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I would be shocked if Gabriel had done anything of the sort. It was used as a cover, not as the truth. He isn't delusional. And I'd think you were a member of the National Front, not necessarily that you were racist; it is my disposition by nature not to judge others based on their actions or appearances.

You do indeed have one, but in this case it is serving only to bring you stress. God cares more about your well-being than of your opinion on pagan deities, I assure you.

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I never said he was delusional. I never said that he condoned such actions, either. I merely think it's quite offensive to, even by pretence, associate yourself with something that can be used in such a way. And besides, the National Front espouse racist ideology; it's a fair conclusion to say that if I gave money to them, even if I didn't believe in it, I'm supporting and encouraging it by some kind of proxy.

...It...

That really isn't the point. I'm not exa...nevermind.

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I truly don't mean to upset you and I'm sorry if I have. Would you rather resume the conversation later, once you've had some time? We're certainly not going anywhere.

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...It's alright, you don't... you don't understand, and it's hardly your fault at all.

~~I just can't~~

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You know I'll help if I can. I really am sorry.

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Don't apologise, and I know you would, but there's... it's not like that.

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...All right.

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