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Matt Murdock (ninjaattorney) wrote in madisonvalley,
@ 2018-12-21 20:57:00

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!network, !open, ~10 points, ~2018 december, ~~cameron mitchell (essgeeme), ~~karen page (notbullshit), ~~liz evans (mrsevans), ~~matt murdock (ninjaattorney), ~~~~~kate bishop (kateaccompli)

I don't suppose there's a church doing a Christmas Eve mass around here, is there?

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	mrsevans 2018-12-22 02:00 am UTC (link)
	There is actually. [Address and name of it]. It's a nice service. I've gone ever year. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Oh, perfect, thank you. I'm not the best Catholic these days but I've never missed a Christmas Eve service. How many years have you been here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-22 02:08 am UTC (link)
	I'm not Catholic at all, it just doesn't feel like Christmas unless I go to some sort of service, you know? Over four years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
	I do know that feeling well. The music, the hushed feeling, you can't quite grasp it any other time of the year. That feels like forever, honestly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-22 02:21 am UTC (link)
	I couldn't have said it better myself. It has been forever but I wouldn't trade any of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 02:26 am UTC (link)
	I grew up in a Catholic children's home, it's just kind of always been a part of me, honestly. It just seems so sleepy little town. Everything is so quiet. I can't imagine four years here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-23 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	I grew up in a sleepy little town ( if you can count a tourist trap as sleepy ) so this is like home for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-23 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Meanwhile, I was in the world's largest tourist trap. Other than Disneyland. That's probably the bigger tourist trap. But some might say NYC is the bigger one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-24 04:08 am UTC (link)
	I'm from Roswell, New Mexico myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-26 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Like the aliens? Ok, so I have to know. Any encounters yourself? Or are you from one of the more mundane worlds? Alienless? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-26 02:34 am UTC (link)
	I might have. When I was a teenager I was shot and brought back to life by a class mate of mine, who happened to be an alien. I met his sister and best friend after that, also aliens. And another one I'd rather not talk about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-26 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	So definitely not alienless but overall not bad people. Good to know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-26 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	Well three out of those four weren't bad people. We met many others over the years that weren't so good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-26 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Then I imagine they're no different from humans. Some are fine. Some, definitely not so fine. And then plenty in the middle. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrsevans 2018-12-26 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	That is very spot on. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	essgeeme 2018-12-22 02:23 am UTC (link)
	I'd say every church in town is doing one. Should be easy enough to find one that suits you. This place spoils you for choices when it comes to talking to God. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Is it awful I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not? God and I have a tenuous relationship. I'd like to push it back towards the side of good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essgeeme 2018-12-22 02:36 am UTC (link)
	I get that in person too. But as a God fearing man myself, I do think there’s no problem with shopping around a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:11 am UTC (link)
	Oh, good, as long as it's not an internet thing. I may. It's good to know there are options. In New York there's some form of church on every other corner. And a pizza place on the ones in between. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essgeeme 2018-12-22 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	Indiana's the same, minus the pizza. So you're good. What sorta church are you looking for? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-23 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, not the pizza. Of all the sacrifices to make here, why did it have to be the pizza? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nobullshit 2018-12-22 02:45 am UTC (link)
	You going to go to Mass before or after drinks at my place? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Well typically it's a midnight mass so probably before unless you want to stay up really really late? But you know Santa only comes when good little girls are in bed, so... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nobullshit 2018-12-22 03:12 am UTC (link)
	If you want company, I can load up on coffee and go with you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:13 am UTC (link)
	You sure? I am a grownup, I can go by myself if you'd rather not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nobullshit 2018-12-22 03:14 am UTC (link)
	I wouldn't mind it too much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:18 am UTC (link)
	You never know, you might actually enjoy yourself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nobullshit 2018-12-22 03:19 am UTC (link)
	I thought half the point of Mass was that you sat there uncomfortably. Isn't that why pews are so hard? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:21 am UTC (link)
	No, pews are hard so you're grateful for all the standing and kneeling. Obviously. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nobullshit 2018-12-22 03:22 am UTC (link)
	I had no idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Come on, Karen, as long as we've been friends and it's like I've taught you nothing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kateaccompli 2018-12-22 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Oh man. I haven't been to a Christmas Eve service in years. The midnight mass was definitely a thing I did with my Mom. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:22 am UTC (link)
	You should come. If you still celebrate, I mean. I'm not going to go pushing faith on anyone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kateaccompli 2018-12-22 03:25 am UTC (link)
	Let's see how much eggnog I decide to drink that night. Also, hey. You're Matt Murdock, right? I know you. Well, I know of you. A version of you. It's a long story, but hi. I'm Kate Bishop and you're definitely one of the top five most amazing superheroes in my book. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-22 03:28 am UTC (link)
	I can't decide if going to Mass wasted is better or worse. I should probably say worse, shouldn't I? I am, yeah. A version of me? Yeah, okay. That's a story I'm going to need to hear. At least at some point. I mean, I'm grateful for the praise though I think it may be misplaced. But yeah, definitely interested in a bit more, there, Kate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kateaccompli
2018-12-22 03:44 am UTC (link)

Probably worse, but the upside is that you're going so that's something, right? I mean, you're from New York. I'm sure you've seen St. Patrick's or any church on New Year's Day.

The short version is that it's a thing the Dome does. I know a handful of other folks that are here in my world, but they're from a different time and place altogether.

It's nice and confusing enough to make your head hurt.

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ninjaattorney
2018-12-22 03:55 am UTC (link)

See, you say it's something, Catholic guilt says it's all but required. It's a fine line, really. I do love New Year's at any church just because it's fun to watch everyone make resolutions to go to services and confession and then we don't hear from them again till Easter. Sometimes Ash Wednesday if they're desperate.

I'm still lost on this other version of me thing. Am I still...I don't know, me? The Daredevil thing, practicing law, all that?

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	kateaccompli 2018-12-22 04:45 am UTC (link)
	I'll admit that I was one of those people who only showed their face for those important holidays for a while. I had reasons, though. Good reasons. Well, you're you by name only I think? What I mean by that is things that happened in your world didn't happen in my world. I know Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, too, but they're really different where I'm from. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ninjaattorney
2018-12-22 11:47 am UTC (link)

It happens. It just always made me laugh when people SWORE this was the year they'd be there every Sunday. Then...not so much.

That's so weird. I mean, it's still nice to meet you and all, and I guess as long as you don't expect me to act like a me who isn't me, we're good. Just really weird. I should assume alternate universes exist, we're here after all. But still weird.

They're good people. Even though they'll both try to deny that.

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	kateaccompli 2018-12-22 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	Nah. Don't worry about that. I know that folks are different from what I know and that's totally fine! I mean, if we're being honest? I kind of prefer the people from the other place than my own place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ninjaattorney 2018-12-23 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	See, now you've just got me curious about this other me from another world where apparently people aren't as good. Does he have a Foggy and a Karen to ground him, because really, that's the important bit. (Reply to this) (Parent)