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This was really good. A couple of them actually sounded like they belong on Broadway.

Nuts. Ravens feature prominently in Omen 2. They act on behalf of teenaged Damien's subconscious to kill three of his potential enemies. Given the other similarities between my story and the Omen, I'll probably avoid ravens. Crows, perhaps?

Lynn suggested having ravens appear in my chapter where Campagna first meets Connor (at the soccer game). I like that so much I'm going to use that everywhere that the two inspectors go in pursuit of the Antichrist. There'll always be a raven somewhere in the scene, culminating in a mass assault by a flock of them. Ravens don't actually flock, which will add to the mystery. I just need to re-watch the Omen to avoid duplicating what they did.

Better yet, I recommend Pride & Prejudice with Keira Knightly (no zombies). Currently on Netflix. A stellar cast and soundtrack. Much better than the book, and the only virus is a common cold.

Boo! Prime won't let me rent/view it from Canada. They just lost $4 in sales.

If the current situation doesn't have you worried enough, check out Contagion as well. It's uncanny how much the movie mirrors the current pandemic, except with a much higher mortality rate (25%). The film has a great cast and is available on multiple streaming platforms, including Netflix. I originally thought they shouldn't have run the film, but the beach goers in Florida need to see it.

Glad you're on the mend, Ray.

I decided to stick with the Baldacchino collapsing for now. It's really just four bronze pillars and a top. Connor tells Father Romano that it was an attempt on Connor's life. Connor reports an evil presence at the site of the collapse, which his godfather (a police inspector) thinks is the Antichrist. However, I can't leave any proof of the AC's involvement so that the Pope's Council only has Connor's word on the matter. Romano suggests that Connor may be the forerunner to Christ's second coming, like John the Baptist was in the first century. There's a well-documented private revelation about an 'Angelic Pope', who comes before the End Times. One member of the council (a bit of a heretic) even suggests Connor may actually be Christ, and may simply not know it yet. All that gets hashed out in Connor's next chapter.

Thanks, njc. I'll add some of those elements.

Kdot, your reasoning about Laine reminds me of my Connor dilemma. He's too perfect; always has been. Granted, he will be attacked some more and continue to grow in strength, but I've now had only one chapter where he's actually upset (due to the attacks on those around him). Story-wise, I'm stuck with the fact that Connor may be Christ, so he (technically) doesn't sin. He also has to display Christ-like powers. He does lose along the way, though. Alessandro is dead because of him. The reverend mother died to deliver a message from God. Naturally, though, everyone who dies around him goes to heaven. At least Apollo and Joseph had major setbacks, especially Joseph.

I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. :-)

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Dirk

Weird question. When someone hears something they don't like, do they grunt, huff, or is it either? I tend to think of huffing as dismissive, and grunting as accepting something without liking it. The latter doesn't show up in the dictionary, though, so I'm probably using the wrong word.