Tuesday, October 27, 2009

How To Be a Prophet

Nat was explaining to Larry how being a prophet works.

NAT: You have to kill the Night Chasers.
LARRY: But they protect the Prophet.
NAT: They try to, but you keep trying to kill them.
LARRY: But the Prophet trains the Night Chasers.
NAT: Sometimes they train the Prophets. I trained you and the others, but I was trained by the Night Chasers of my time.
LARRY: What happened to the Night Chasers of your time?
NAT: I killed them.
LARRY: Ahhh...

They were having this discussion in Larry's dream.

LARRY: So I have to kill Charlie, Sara, Janie, and Jono?
NAT: You have to try to kill them at least.
LARRY: But they're my friends.
NAT: You're doing them a favor. It'll toughen them up. It's a Prophet's job to toughen up the Night Chasers for when they face bigger and stronger foes.
LARRY: Like Linda the Evil Acrobat?
NAT: Nah, she was just an idiot.

The waitress, an iguana, brought them more noodles.

LARRY: These noodles aren't so bad.
NAT: Forget the noodles. Wake up, tell Filson that I told you that the prophet has the tattoo that Gordo has, that'll throw them off. Then get them to a safe location, and tip off Mira Sorvino where you are.
LARRY: Won't I get killed in the process? Mira Sorvino wants to kill the prophet and end the world.
NAT: The Night Chasers won't let her kill you.
LARRY: But what if they fail?
NAT: Then we're all doomed anyway.

Nat threw a twenty on the table and two lollipops.

NAT: Now wake up and betray your friends. It's your destiny.
LARRY: Okay.
NAT: And finish your noodles; you're too thin.

Nat disappeared.

LARRY: I better start working on that fake Southern accent.

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