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[dontaskaboutwishes]

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[Hypothetical network post on modern day Earth (or something like it.)]

I'm saving up money to go on a backpacking trip across Europe. Mom and Dad are all nervous about it but I mean, I'm an adult. They can't exactly stop me.

I'll be straight, though, mainly I want to go to Boom festival. It's supposed to be really cool and also have a super chill vibe. Actually being there instead of just watching shit on youtube would be pretty goddamn cool you gotta admit.

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[Tyabur is stoned and/or drunk. You probably are too. It's also like three in the morning.]

The point of the question isn't how many angels actually can dance on the head of a pin. No one cares about that. It's a question about the nature of angels. If the answer is a finite number, then whatever it is that must mean that angels have a physical component. But if angels are entirely beings of spirit, then the answer is infinite.

Infinite angels on the head of a pin. Break dancing.

Shit, that's a good band name. Infinite Angels.

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[Sometimes on a college campus, you will see students setting up a tight rope between two trees. Usually only like two feet above the ground. It's less about actually learning how to tightrope walk, and more about just having something to do for an hour.

But have you ever seen someone doing a tightrope walk without the tight rope?

Tyabur has a look of extreme concentration on his face has he carefully plants his feet unsteadily on mid air, waving his arms around for balance. He rarely makes it more than a few steps before falling off, but even so...]

Comments

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[american_tanuki]

What kind of music do you think angels would dance to? Classical is the obvious answer, but I'm thinking dubstep.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Probably the music of the spheres. Which I always imagined as sounding like that noise when you rub the rim of a wine glass.

So...atmospheric trance. With a good bass line.

[american_tanuki]

I'm serious. Have you ever seen someone try to dance to dubstep? It's like they're trying to grasp some unknown, eternal art, but they don't have enough limbs to do it so instead they look like a dying fish. Mortals can't do angel dances.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

I-

Hmm...

You may be on to something here. It might be easier to dance to dubstep if instead of having arms and legs you had a wheel of flaming eyes.

[american_tanuki]

What's even the point of all those eyes? I thought two eyes was enough for depth perception, so maybe the next fifty are just showing off.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Bodies of pure spirit have trouble existing in any meaningful form on the material plane. It's like trying to run an MP3 as a gif.

That's how dad explained it, anyways.

[american_tanuki]

No shit. I always thought it was some kind of deep mystical bullshit, but it turns out it's just a glitch.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Yup. Don't tell anyone, though. That is secret djinn knowledge and not for the minds of humans.

[american_tanuki]

If I see any humans, I'll be sure not to divulge your divine secrets to them.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

To be honest, I kind of want to meet one some day.

[american_tanuki]

A human?

[dontaskaboutwishes]

No, an angel. Come on.

[american_tanuki]

I thought your parents knew like a million angels, with how much they seem to know about them.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Oh they did. But that's all in

[dramatic gesture]

The Old Country.

Where it was sooooo terrible and we were soooooo oppressed. They're keeping me away from it all. I can tell.

[american_tanuki]

What if it really was fuckin' awful? Just throwing that idea on the pile.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Well sure, but shouldn't I at least get the option of forming my own opinion?

[american_tanuki]

Sure, why not? I'm too high to sort out big moral dilemmas.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Maybe I'm just losing my buzz.

[Searching the coffee table for the pipe is hard amidst all the random crap on their when the couch is so comfortable. he makes a half hearted effort, at least, flopping one arm at the pile of take out chinese boxes that might be hiding it.]

[american_tanuki]

I believe in you!

[From the couch, not lifting a finger to help.]

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Where is that damn thing?

[Search search reach reach whups flop on floor.]

Oh hey, I found the wiimote at least.

[american_tanuki]

We should play some fuckin' tennis.

[dontaskaboutwishes]

Shit yes.

[Climbing back up onto the couch. Apparently the fall got some blood moving again because he looks marginally more alert.]