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the_ex_watcher

002 [written & action]

Jul 30, 2009 01:04

If anyone is seeking the single copy of Dante's Divine Comedy in the library, I've requisitioned it for the moment. I'll be happy to return it if anyone would like to read it. To me it still seems to be in the original Italian, though I'm sure it will translate itself like any other book if one isn't familiar with Italian. I always thought it lost ( Read more... )

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thesun_itburns July 30 2009, 05:51:51 UTC

[Angel was patrolling that evening right after the sun went down, and he trips over Wesley buried in a book. Not literally, of course. He considers leaving Wes be, but ends up approaching, leaning against the tree a bit.] Jumping right in, aren't you?

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 05:58:44 UTC

[Usually Wes is a bit more observant, but he was thinking about Lilah and completely missed Angel's approach. Employees of Angel Investigations, however, are used to being inadvertently crept up on by a certain vampire, so Wes doesn't jump so much as look up blinking.]

Beg pardon?

thesun_itburns July 30 2009, 16:12:26 UTC

You're already making your way through the library.

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 17:25:20 UTC

Oh, I've read Dante many times. Though I really should get started on that, shouldn't I.

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mutsukabezaka July 30 2009, 09:17:25 UTC

'Raise your head! Raise it and look on him
under whose feet the earth gaped open
in sight of all the shouting Thebans:
'"Where are you rushing, Amphiaraus? Why
do you leave the war?" Nor did he stop his plunge
until he fell to Minos, who lays hold on all.

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 17:26:54 UTC

Ah, you know Dante.

Do you think a person is still guilty of false prophecy if he or she was unaware that the prophecies they upheld were false?

mutsukabezaka July 30 2009, 19:16:20 UTC

Given my experience with prophets? Possibly.

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 19:35:35 UTC

Damn.

Oh, well. It wasn't my greatest sin.

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slaying July 30 2009, 12:35:22 UTC

[Assuming Wesley was out earlier in the afternoon, Buffy will no doubt come across him during her daily hustle and bustle.]

That book looks extra absorbing for you, today.

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 17:23:28 UTC

[Blinking up] Hmm?

Oh. It's an old . . . favorite, I suppose.

slaying July 30 2009, 19:19:00 UTC

A favourite? That thing? That doesn't look like it could be anyone's favourite.

the_ex_watcher July 30 2009, 19:39:07 UTC

It is a classic. A good classic. Surely you've read a part of it? Or know the gist?

[Wes can already hear the voice of his religious studies professor: "What is this world coming to when Slayers don't even know what the nine circles of Hell are . ."]

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goldenpathredux August 2 2009, 19:27:09 UTC

Profound thinking. A true god is impassionate and impartial. Those who humans have worshipped as gods on the other hand...

the_ex_watcher August 3 2009, 13:45:03 UTC

Dante certainly didn't associate his god with any human attributes, unlike the older pantheons: the Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Norse, Roman, and African, to name a few. Those gods were, essentially, humans.

Personally I would hope for otherwise. I'd like to think that the powers controlling our fates have as much mercy and compassion as they appear to have cruelty and wrath.

goldenpathredux August 3 2009, 17:16:29 UTC

The powers controlling our fates right now are the Malnosso and they lack mercy entirely.

Greek...heh. My family traces its lineage all the way back to Agamemnon.

the_ex_watcher August 3 2009, 23:22:46 UTC

I see. That's rather impressive. May I ask how many generations back? Approximately?

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