003 [Audio/Video]
[The NV picks up the sound of a group of carolers outside wherever the hell Gabriel has decided to station himself today, singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." If you could see Gabriel right now, you would probably notice that he's trying not to twitch. This is the worst holiday for the angel of the Annunciation. After a moment, he switches to video, so you can see that he's currently staked out on a streetcorner somewhere with a candy cane stick poking out of his mouth. When he speaks, it's around the candy cane and sounding mildly annoyed]
And lo the Angel of the Lord said, bite me.
[He rolls his eyes and begins to gesticulate with the candy stick.] What is it with religious holidays and candy? It's like they're trying to butter me up before they remind me that... Oh yeah, this whole thing is actually relevant to my life. I mean, come on. Although, I guess candy canes beat those chocolate covered crucifixes at Easter, 'cause, really, nothing says "I Love Jesus" more than eating the thing that killed him. [Shrug. It wouldn't be Christmas without, at least, one Scrooge.... Not that he doesn't have a reason to be this way. Christmas is just one big reminder of that whole "Oh yeah, I used to be an angel" thing.]
Oh, and that whole mistletoe thing a few weeks ago? I don't know who pulled that off, but A+. Really. I'm almost impressed. [There's a subtle nuance to his tone, suggesting he's less impressed and more planning on finding that person and showing them the true meaning of a trick. He does not like being screwed with.]
On a happier note, enjoy your holidays. [Smarmy grin. Look, he's trying to be nice. Of course, that kind of goes out the window when the video clicks off on the NV, leaving only audio, allowing everyone to hear the sound of a fingersnap, and the third verse of "Joy to the World" that the carolers have just hit inexplicably become "Footloose."]
And lo the Angel of the Lord said, bite me.
[He rolls his eyes and begins to gesticulate with the candy stick.] What is it with religious holidays and candy? It's like they're trying to butter me up before they remind me that... Oh yeah, this whole thing is actually relevant to my life. I mean, come on. Although, I guess candy canes beat those chocolate covered crucifixes at Easter, 'cause, really, nothing says "I Love Jesus" more than eating the thing that killed him. [Shrug. It wouldn't be Christmas without, at least, one Scrooge.... Not that he doesn't have a reason to be this way. Christmas is just one big reminder of that whole "Oh yeah, I used to be an angel" thing.]
Oh, and that whole mistletoe thing a few weeks ago? I don't know who pulled that off, but A+. Really. I'm almost impressed. [There's a subtle nuance to his tone, suggesting he's less impressed and more planning on finding that person and showing them the true meaning of a trick. He does not like being screwed with.]
On a happier note, enjoy your holidays. [Smarmy grin. Look, he's trying to be nice. Of course, that kind of goes out the window when the video clicks off on the NV, leaving only audio, allowing everyone to hear the sound of a fingersnap, and the third verse of "Joy to the World" that the carolers have just hit inexplicably become "Footloose."]