Second Floor Common Room [Sunday Afternoon]

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Father Ned had decided to go out to be with the people today. Yesterday had been fulfilling and exhausting between all the guidance he'd tried to provide, the last rites he'd given those poor coma patients, and the marriage of those two young children that would be together forever. He just knew it.

He tried not to think about the girl with the enormous chest who'd confessed...something to him. He wasn't sure and she'd run and he was...confused.

It was almost enough to make him forget about his own sordid past. Almost. He'd had nightmares about that again last night. So vivid, so real.

No, he was reformed now. He wouldn't go back to that time, to that place. Now, he was a giver of counsel, a provider of aide.

"Friends," he said to no one in particular, "I welcome you on this glorious day. I'm so glad you all could come out here and reach out to those less fortunate. And, just because you're less fortunate, does not make you any less of a person. You are all beautiful human beings, ready to spread your wings and fly. You must, though, resist temptation. You must resist the evils of the dark paths. Do not go gently into that good night. Follow the light and you will shine like the sun. Follow your heart and it will lead you to the meadow of utopia. Follow the dark path and purgatory will welcome you with open arms. You will be unable to leave. You will be forgotten. Because, dear friends, if you go down this path, you will only certainly end up in a clinic, in a coma, with half your face done and friends, I do not want to watch you all die of comas. It is a sad thing. Comas are SAD. Say no to comas. Thank you."

With that Father Ned took a seat with his book and hoped his message had gotten through.

[Ned's still around after his "sermon" so feel free to talk to him!]

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[endsthegame]

"So you're saying you hate people who are on the dark path?" Ender was angry. He was being judged. He knew it.

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"I don't hate anyone," Ned said, shaking his head. "God loves everyone. I am warning of the perils of taking a dark path. It will only lead to doom and comas."

[endsthegame]

"Sure, you're saying that now," Ender said, angrily, pointing his finger, "But really, you're damning me to the fires of hell!"

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"My son," Ned said, having been the subject of such ferocity before, "I am not damning you anywhere. I don't have that power. Only God has that power. I am simply trying to guide you."

[endsthegame]

"I've heard of your type again," he snapped. He spat on the floor. "Priests! You wag your finger, but you have no idea what it's like! Equal rights for everyone! Can't you understand the point I'm making?"

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"My son," Ned said, looking with some disdain at the spit on the floor, "I do not judge you so I would ask that you do not judge me. These words are guidance, things to remember to avoid those darker paths that might take you to places you are unprepared for."

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John had been walking through the dorm importantly and caught the end of the Father's sermon. "Excellent job, Father Ned. Comas are such a waste of precious human life." Unless Charles Bass was in a coma. John would pay good money to see that.

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"Thank you, my son," Ned said, smiling at John. "Comas are a terrible thing. They take so many from us. How is the day finding you?"

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"Renewed, Father," John replied, puffing out his chest proudly. "I had a favor to ask, presuming you don't have plans for the day."

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"My plans were just this," Ned said, smiling. "What favor would you like?"

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"It seems I'm getting married, Father," John announced, pausing for the appropriate reaction.

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Stumbling into the room, still teary eyed from her confrontation with Jamie and his evil twin, Temari's bosom was glad to see a man of the clothe. Someone she could tell her problems to!

"Father!"

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"Ye---" Okay, Ned was still a MAN and his eyes went down to where a man would look. Oh my. "-s, my child?"

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Temari gasped, throwing herself at him. "Oh, you must help me, father!

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"Oh dear," he said, shaking a little underneath the thunderous force of her chest hitting his. "What's wrong, my dear?"

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"My lover's twin brother tricked me into marrying him! And now he'll never forgive me," Temari said, crying pretty tears into his shirt.

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John couldn't help noticing Temari's boobs enter the room. "Well hello there..."

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Temari batted her eyes at him out of reflex. "Hello," She breathed huskily.

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John thought he knew ever hot girl in Fandom, but he was wrong. "I'm John Sheppard, and you," have a fantastic rack, "must be new in town."

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"Oh, I'm just a bit shy," Temari cooed, pressing in against him close. "My name is Te-- Tawny."

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Hurley wandered into the common room.

He raised an eyebrow at Ned.

"Dude, what's with the collar?"

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"It is the typical dress of a man of the cloth," Ned reminded him gently. Some people just didn't know, after all.

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"Yeah but... Halloween's still, like, three weeks away," Hurley said.

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"Halloween?" Ned looked confused for a moment. "I dress like this everyday, my son."

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"Dude, what?" Hurley said. "Since when?"