Interactive Religion [Tuesday, April 8]

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

"Today I get to bitch about talk about the Twelve," Biff said with a slightly predatory gleam to his eyes. "Of course, there were fifteen of us, when you add in me, Josh, and Maggie." He frowned. "Who wasn't a harlot and I have no idea how that rumor got started. Probably her ex-husband."

He shrugged. "Anyone, the fourteen of us were in charge of logistics and security for Josh's events. As you might've guessed, that boy was a security nightmare. After the Sermon on the Mount--and if you think that was just off the top of his head, you're out of your mind--the apostles split up to spread the Word of the Messiah and Josh and I stayed out of the public eye for a little while."

Biff grinned. "Your activity today is to go forth and preach as the apostles did, heal the sick, and bring the good news that, frankly, not a lot of fairly important people were eager to hear. The computer will generate a number of scenarios that the apostles encountered. And you, lucky, lucky you, get to be one of the apostles. That's also been randomly assigned."

Austreben, Karal - John
Booth, Seely - Andrew
Katara - James
Kessler, Billy - Nathaniel of Cana
Madrox, Jamie - Thomas (and his imaginary friend Thomas 2)
Mizuno, Ami - Philip
Montague, Romeo - Peter
Reno - Simon the Canaanite
Rikku - Judas Iscariot
Serra, Inara - Mary of Magdela
Tarkheena, Aravis - Matthew
Wells, Andrew - Thaddeus
Winchester, Sam - Bartholomew

Comments

Sign in [April 8]

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

With your most confused icon.

Re: Sign in [April 8]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie Madrox

Re: Sign in [April 8]

[raspberryturk]

Reno

Boggle at Biff!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

Ask for more information about the people you're supposed to portray. Biff will cheerfully slander them. They left him out of the New Testament. He doesn't owe them anything.

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Thomas 2?" Jamie asked looking confused. "I don't remember two Thomases in the bible."

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[raspberryturk]

... "Simon who?"

Reno had only learned, like, a couple of weeks ago what Christianity actually was. This would take some work.

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Philip? Could you give me more details please?"

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Was Thaddeus important?" Andrew had never heard of him.

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[withoutverona]

Romeo was, possibly idiotically, flattered to be chosen as Peter, but he still had a question. "Why did Peter deny your friend?"

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[the_merriest]

"Okay, which one am I?" Rikku asked.

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Okay so what was Nathanial like?"

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"James?" Katara asked, confused. "Which one's that?"

Re: Boggle at Biff!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara wasn't sure how she felt about portraying someone who had been mis-labeled a harlot for milennia.

"What was this Maggie really like?"

Go off to preach the good news!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

Take a fellow student! Take your fourteen doggie disciples! Take your imaginary friend!

You can either mod your unimpressed gentiles/creepy lepers/demon-possessed weirdos/generally mean people or wait for Biff to toss something at you.

Or wander aimlessly around the desert. It's not like he gave you directions.

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Thomas" was glaring at various people. "Stop trying to stand on Thomas 2! How'd you like it if someone stood on you?"

To make matters worse, "Thomas" had a sticker that he had put on his chest that said "I've seen the Virgin Mary's girdle. Ask me how!"

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[withoutverona]

The former altar boy was attempting to draw on the time he had spent in church by delivering a near-repetition of one of Friar Laurence's sermons-cum-lectures.

Unfortunately, it was coming out as a lot of "blah blah blah, and lo, Jesus is like unto this plant metaphor, for he is green, with strong roots, and there are ... flowers. In heaven."

No one said he was a good altar boy.

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Good news everyone! Good news! I've got good news! Who wants to hear the good news? I've got bad news too, but I like the good news better."

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[the_merriest]

Rikku was ... very surprised to find herself witnessing on behalf of a fledgling religion.

On the other hand, it was a beautiful day in the desert, and her skin soaked it in. It did wonders for her mood.

She walked up and down the streets, looking for someone to preach to.

"I have news," she said loudly. "I have wonderful news that you're all going to want to hear. You may not believe that, but you do."

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

The first thing she decided to do was to walk among the people, listening to what they were saying and trying to come up with the most effective approach to reach them.

Re: Go off to preach the good news!

[raspberryturk]

"Come on, ladies! Listen to the good news! Be saved, be healed, get laid, yo."

Reno was pretty sure he had this Simon guy all figured out.

Talk to Karal!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

Poor, poor Karal.

Re: Talk to Karal!

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was not having a fantastic day. He just sighed and slumped down in his desk and avoided looking at Aravis.

Talk to Biff!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

Weird, weird Biff.

OOC

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

Just a quick rundown on the Apostles, according to Biff's canon:

Bart: A Greek Cynic and the village idiot of Nazareth. He pretty much never bathed and was followed around by a small pack of dogs he referred to as his disciples.
Philip: One of the followers of John the Baptist, he had a pretty good head on his shoulders.
Nathaniel: Has a gift of faith. Pretty much a ninny.
Andrew: Fisherman, brother of Peter. His kids stole Josh's camel at the wedding of Cana (as you do).
Peter: Fisherman, ridiculous hair. Tried to walk on water--sunk like a rock.
James: Brother of John. His mom stomps up to Josh and gives him the greatest of all guilt trips about how they better be getting good seats in the Kingdom since they drove their father's business into the ground.
John: Brother of James. They were business partners with Peter & Andrew. John is gay. He compliments Josh on how nice he smells post feet washing with perfume.
Matthew: Tax collector. Joined the apostles because Biff promised him bacon and women disciples. Bad Biff.
Thaddeus: A former disciple of John the Baptist.
Thomas: A complete loon. He has a imaginary friend only he can see that he has named Thomas Two (Thomas means "twin". Hahahahaha.).
Simon: A zealot looking to bring the Kingdom. Not necessarily sold on Josh being the Messiah, but thinks that's kind of a secondary concern.
Judas: Um. He's Judas.
Maggie: Unmitigated awesome. Easily the smartest of the bunch of them.

Re: OOC

[likethegun]

Ahahahahahahaha!