Lies

[andrewducker]

Idea had while shaving this morning:

When Jenna was a child she'd been told that "Lies make Baby Jesus Cry." and it had, for some inexplicable reason, stuck with her.

Many years later she took some grim satisfaction from the fact that not only were lies useful in a wide variety of situations, but they also counted as a kind of revenge for the iniquities of Christianity.

"I sent you the cheque yesterday, Mr Adamson." would be accompanied by the internal "That was for Galileo."

"I've been up half the night with food poisoning. I'll be in tomorrow." would trigger a grin and "That's for the Crusades."

And once there was an "I love you too." was followed instantly by "You deserved that for the inquisition."

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Not sure where that's going, but it was too cool an idea not to put up.

Comments

[ex-digitalis869.livejournal.com]

I love it!

[andrewducker]

Thanks.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

I love that! Not sure where it would go, but it's nicely rounded as it is.

[diffrentcolours]

Two wrongs don't make a right...

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

This is great!

"Someone else must have altered the program - it was working when I tested it."
And that is for Jesus Christ Superstar.

[birdofparadox.livejournal.com]

i think you have an excellent main character for a short story, andrew.

[andrewducker]

Me too.

But I need plot.

[birdofparadox.livejournal.com]

don't worry about plot... try and get into her head.... what's she want? what's she doing?

plot will come once you have a better idea about her.