006: VIDEO | ACTION

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[January first, and the new year's starting off with a beaut of a day. In case you missed it, the video display is tilted upward to a sky of perfect blue, then down, to golden sand and golden skin - winter has just about bleached him of a tan but his colouring has a natural aversion to pallor

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[dulcisnuntius]

[Minutes after he finishes posting, an inflatable beach ball flies in his direction, aiming for the head. Nearby, an angel in a polka-dot swimsuit is laughing like a crazy person.]

[dulcisnuntius]

True!

When did you guys start domesticating animals?

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Whenever we had sufficient to stop classing them as food.

[dulcisnuntius]

Yeah! That's when I remember, you know. Being alive.

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'And he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul.'

[It's something of a test.]

[dulcisnuntius]

Which what now?

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Genesis 2:7. Shouldn't angels be familiar with the scripture?

[dulcisnuntius]

You're talking to the wrong one, sorry. I've never been good at remembering stuff. Or listening.

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Or acting like the holiday cards.

[Just an observation.]

Is there something you are good at?

[dulcisnuntius]

Oh! Yes! I can do an impression of an ice sculpture!

[Dulcie jumps up. She balances on one leg and tucks her other in against her thigh so it looks like she's doing yoga. She keeps the pose for a few second before she falls back down giggling.]

That's good, right?

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[His smile tries to be humouring, but maybe it's a little too amused for that.]

Not sure of its place in the divine hierarchy. [But, more importantly.] and ice sculpture of what?

[dulcisnuntius]

[Her nose wrinkles at the 'divine hierarchy' bit, but she doesn't comment on it.]

An ice sculpture of a person. A person with wings.

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You do a very good likeness of yourself. It's uncanny.

[dulcisnuntius]

Thank you very much! That's what I was going for.