Now listen 'ere folks, my name is Tom Sawyer

Alduin

Alduin

Mark Twain's protege

Imipolex G

I love that bit. One of the best.

Odradek

And what you say about his company 

Is what you say about society

Imipolex G

he gets high on you

Alduin

I love it too. It does a really good job of showing the cruelty and inhumanity of celestial beings.

It is good for children to be exposed to such things, I believe.

Alduin

I really like the attention to detail in that scene. Like, for instance, the trumpet doesn't sound like a trumpet - it sounds like some weird alien cacophony. And the subtle injection of adult foibles into what is ostensibly a children's game is very well-done. Not to mention the unnaturalness of creating life to toy with it in the first place.

It feels like exactly how a horrifically alien demiurge would see humanity.

Bee

So, God is a bunch of innocent children in the process of being mentally scarred by the antics of Satan, who's basically a guy playing The Sims.

Alduin

Those are Tom Sawyer, Becky and Huck Finn.

Bee

So God is two mostly innocent children and Tom Sawyer.

Alduin

I remember the part in Mark when Jesus tricked some dude into carrying a cross for him by telling him it was fun.

Alduin

I really get the impression that the shifting white mask was what influenced Flowey's funny faces.

Tachyon

Alduin said:

I remember the part in Mark when Jesus tricked some dude into carrying a cross for him by telling him it was fun.

are you sure you're not thinking of the Life of Brian

Imipolex G

always look on the bright side of life!