2nd Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

[abitlowkey]

Watching television was always an interesting experience if you asked Loki. Tonight was no different as America's Next Top Model was on.

"I was far more attractive than any of these girls," Loki decided, settling in to watch them bad-mouth each other during the confessionals.

And he could walk better as either gender, thank you.

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[abitlowkey]

Goooood gooood. Serve him like a proper minion, Butters.

"Lent?"

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"Well, sure!" said Butters. "Because everyone has to give up stuff that's bad for them during Lent, like soda pop and candy and pornography. But now that it's over, everyone can go back to it! But we lucked out, there's plenty in here! We've got regular Coke, and Diet Coke, and even Cherry Coke! Which one should I get?"

[abitlowkey]

"Coke with cherry, I suppose," Loki replied. "Why must they give something up?"

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"Because, well, you see," said Butters, carefully managing to grab two cans of soda while still balancing the popcorn under his arm, talking as he went to go offer the beverage to his friend, "there was this one time when Jesus Christ went on into the desert to pray and shake off all the evil temptations of the world because he knew he had to go and give up his life for our sins, and he wanted to meditate and talk to His Dad and all that stuff. He didn't have no food or water or nothing, all he had was mean old Satan standing around trying to pick on him and make fun of him and get him to stop all that praying, but Jesus, he wasn't going to let mean old Satan sway him into darkness, no sirree! And so now, forty days before Easter, all good Christians give up stuff to show that we can be strong like Jesus, too."

And then Butters dropped on the couch, giggling a little. "I thought everyone knew that."

[abitlowkey]

"...why would anyone bother celebrating folly? If I was to go into the desert without any supplies, to be 'tempted' by Mephisto, no one would celebrate me."

Because he was totally a Christ figure, people.

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"But it's not folly," Butters offered with a shrug of his shoulders. "It shows faith and dedication. It shows that, why, if Jesus Christ can manage to say no to mean old Satan even when Satan has all this really cool stuff, then we can have the strength to say no to him, too. And Lent's not a celebration, it's a time for thinking and being somber and thinking about how Jesus is going to die. But, Easter, now that's the celebration, because even though Jesus died, he got to come back! And then we can have all the cool stuff we want, and it's better, because it comes from God, and not mean old Satan."

[abitlowkey]

"It's simple to say no," Loki assured him. "As is tricking him!"

Said the god of mischief.

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"It's not always simple," Butters said. "I bet it's really annoying if you're sitting there trying to pray and talk to your dad and some mean old Satan comes around and starts poking at you and trying to distract you from what you know you're supposed to do! There's people like that all over the world, like my friend Eric. He's always trying to get you to do things you shouldn't..."

But at this point, Butters just kind of trailed off and paid a lot of attention to sipping his Coke loudly, since...well...He kind of sucked at that whole giving into temptation thing. Big time.

"Yeah," he said, "it's real easy to be tricked by people. Jesus's got a will of steel."

[abitlowkey]

Ah, Christianity as it was understood by a 'pagan' god. It was always interesting.

"Why would he not banish this devil? Or is his father too weak to assist him in that?"

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"'Course He's not weak," said Butters, shaking his head and rolling his eyes a little. This was preschool Sunday school stuff here, Loki, come on! "God keeps Satan around because Satan used to be one His children, and God loves all His children, even the ones who do bad things. Plus, it gives us the chance to show how much we love Him by saying no to all the bad things Satan tries to do."

[abitlowkey]

"...that seems foolish."

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

...

"Your face seems foolish."

Good one, Butters. Good one.

[abitlowkey]

Damn it, Butters.

"No, your face does."

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

"Nope," said Butters, shaking his head. "I'm pretty sure it's your face."

He looked thoughtful for a moment, and then laughed. "Yeah. Definitely your face."