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[adiva_calandia]

*snickers* Okay, so. On being accused of witchcraft.

One of the primary motifs of our production of The Mill on the Floss -- which I'm assistant 'turging -- is the witch, and the drowning of the witch. Last night, when the head 'turg finally got back in town and came to rehearsal, he led an exercise that started with "Someone in this room is a

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[bookelfe]

. . . Witch Week flashbacks much? *amused*

[adiva_calandia]

*cackles* A BIT.

Man, I hadn't even thought about that, actually. But yes.

[lienne]

*giggling*

So wait, Alaskans are witches now? I AM STILL CONFUSED ♥

[batyatoon]

"I'm a Jew, I can't be a witch."

Well, the Inquisition's got you coming or going, then.

*runs*

[adiva_calandia]

Preeeeetty much, yeah. Apparently you have to be Christian to be a witch, because you have to deny God and make a deal with Satan to be a witch, and Jews don't believe in Satan? So sayeth the 'turg; I am not entirely certain.

Is this going to stop the Catholics from persecuting you mercilessly if you're Jewish? Not so much.

[batyatoon]

That actually makes a surprising amount of sense. I mean, we don't believe in Satan as a free agent who opposes God, and we certainly don't believe you can make deals with him. (Unless you're God, in the Book of Job. It's weird.)

We do believe in witches and witchcraft, though, and we're specifically forbidden to practice it, so ... eh. *witches about witchily* *except doesn't*

[the_croupier]

Alaskan witches should be allowed to have moose familiars.

Or polar bears maybe. (Even if you have to import them.)