Blue was pretty sure that another ice cream cone wouldn't solve any issues he was having in getting caught up on who he was supposed to be, but he knew damn well it wouldn't hurt. As he slowly licked the second cone, strawberry for one scoop and a flavor he decided to try solely based upon its name, "Crazy Rabbit", for the second scoop, he attempted to begin his quest for understanding by saying,"Vinny, I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do. I mean, I damn near died for Farb's sake!" Blue was getting used to the idea that nearly everyone he had met so far referred to Farb as God. He hadn't seen any evidence of any other religion at all. He figured it was still early but he may as well go with the flow and at least speak like everyone else around him. Blue was already on his own spiritual journey before Leer jumped out of the page and into his life again. So much has already happened since then that it seems like a lifetime ago, and not just a different lifetime. In Blue's mind, the whole issue of religion is purely an issue of semantics, either the same story with different characters or the same message revealed through a different story. There was something about this Farb thing though, that made him feel uneasy. From what he could see, it was the only religion. Not only was it the only religion, but everyone seemed to practice it, or at least made references to Farb. He figured there had to be a healthy share of Farbnostics out there somewhere, but he'd play along for now, after all, how he fit into the religious construct of this parallel world was not of the utmost importance.
"Or is it? Dunn-Dun-Dunn!" Vinny joked, snapping Blue out of his secret musings.
Blue was completely baffled because it seemed like Vinny was reading his mind. "What did you say?" Tommy asked in complete self-conscious bewilderment.
"Man Tommy, where were you just then? Did you hear anything I said? I was just joking. You know, like, A day without Victor Alonso and Sal Lorenzo isn't a bad thing, it's not the end of the world! Or is it? Dunn-Dun-Dunn!" Vinny tried again.
Tommy didn't respond very well this time either but he did manage a half-assed laugh. Blue was too busy thinking,"what world is this anyway?" But he managed a reply of,"I think I could do with a week of now seeing anyone i normally have to deal with!"
"That's an awesome idea," Vinny exclaimed,"Let's hit the Shadowlands, visit the Leocrites - remember how you used to want to be a Leocrite?"
"Vaguely," Tommy groaned.
"Aw, Bullshit, Tommy!" it was all you ever talked about before you got into the JumpJuice business." Vinny chided.
"Yeah, well that was a while ago," Blue guessed out loud.
"Too long,"Vinny confirmed, pulling Tommy up out of his seat at Jen and Barry's, grinning for ear to ear,"and with any luck, you'll forget all about the JumpJuice business after a week in the Shadowlands!"
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