On the third day, Dominic returned to the confessional with severe
trepidation. Settling down in the warm dark booth, he closed his eyes and
murmured a prayer to God that it not get any worse.
And then, fearing the worst, Dominic opened the panel and swallowed in a dry
throat as he looked to see what fresh disaster awaited him today...
"Oh, hello Dominic" a warm, soothing voice said. "I'm glad to see you
today."
Dominic breathed a sigh of relief. Surely, at least *this* Archangel
wouldn't be stressful to talk to...
"Hello, Lady Novalis. And what brings you to confession today?"
"Oh, several things. I heard about your missed appointment with Eli
yesterday, and... you do know that you risk doing yourself an injury when
you thump your head like that?"
"Milady Novalis..."
"Please, just call me Novy." She reached over to lay a hand upon his
forehead. "Are you sure you're feeling all right? You haven't quite been
looking yourself lately, and..."
"Novalis, if we could..."
"... I was wondering if there was anything I could..."
Dominic started to fidget nervously. "Errr, there is a big line forming, so
could we please..."
"... after all, you've got what has to be one of the most stressful jobs in
Heaven. I can't imagine what it would be like to work all day under
conditions where happy success is simply not an option -- after all, if you
fail to discover corruption in the Host, then you're not fulfilling your
Word..."
Dominic started fidgeting even worse.
"... but if you *succeed* in discovering corruption in the Host, then that's
only *more* bad news..."
Dominic, trying to restrain a severe nervous tic, made one last desperate
attempt to get the discussion back on track... "My Lady of Flowers, if we
could PLEASE get to the point? WHAT HAVE YOU TO CONFESS?!?"
"Errr... nothing, dear. I just thought you might need someone to talk to,
to help you relax."
*groan*
*thud*
"Dominic? Are you all right in there?"
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