Aryan the Stalwart


SHAY: Stalwart, what's a stalwart?

ARYAN: An energizer, a fortifier, we keep people standing when all they want to do is fall.

SHAY: Ah, I see. Are there many of you?

ARYAN: You know humanity, you've seen what you folks go through...what do you think?

SHAY: I get your point. So if I wanted to be a stalwart in the next life, what would I do?

ARYAN: Show God your mettle.

SHAY: My mettle?

ARYAN: Yes, your fortitude, your constitution, your ability to thrive under pressure.

SHAY: Then I could have a job passing on that trait to others...interesting. Is that how jobs typically work in the angelic realm?

ARYAN: In almost all areas.

SHAY: What areas don't fall under that umbrella?

ARYAN: The unspoken ones.

SHAY: Like sex, crime...that sort of thing?

ARYAN: No, much worse things than that.

SHAY: Please detail it for me.

ARYAN: I can't.

SHAY: Why not?

ARYAN: They're unspoken.

SHAY: So no angel can talk about them?

ARYAN: Pretty much.

SHAY: Well then, I apologize for making you uncomfortable.

ARYAN: No problem, I'm tough.

SHAY: Thanks for your time!