savetheearth | six for gold | video; backdated to the night of 3/15

[the first thing most people will notice is that she's wearing green makeup - already faded and smudged over the night - and wearing what appears to be a stereotypical witch costume. the second thing is that she's looking a little unsteady. the third is that it's the middle of the damn night and she's out and about in the city. for those inclined towards musicals, you may recognize what she's idly humming and singing under her breath.]

... no good deed goes unpunished, no act of charity goes unresented ...

[her attention goes to the video, finally. she manages a little uncertain grin. she speaks a little more carefully than usual to avoid slurring too much. her Queens accent, though, is a more prominent than usual.]

And people say I'm bad at my religious obligations. I drank the cantor under the table on Purim, what could be more observant than that? [she pauses. looking at you, Marina.]

... Besides actually remembering the High Holy Days. [or avoiding pork. she reaches into her bag, retrieving a water bottle and flicking the cap off. Rachel's just going to down half of that as she keeps walking.]

Anyway, that part isn't important. If anyone saw something last week... [she hesitates, wondering if she should go on with this.] Cloak, four red eyes, about ten feet tall? Tentacles?

That was me, I... lost control. I'm better now, just in case you couldn't tell. [she stumbles, fiddling with her keys as she goes up the steps outside her house. the camera doesn't necessarily stay on her the whole time. ]

This fucking thing... there. [she gets in, pulling off the twisted costume hat and tossing it somewhere.] Oh. For anyone new, welcome to the Numbers Club. I'm Rachel Roth, I write for a living. Apparently, I used to be a demon witch or... something. Jury's still out.

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You're Jewish?

Probably not enough fun for me to show up ay synagogue more often but I enjoyed muself.

I was raised that way, but I haven't observed in years. Other than keeping Kosher.

My parents arent observsnt but my grandparents are. I only had a bat mitzvah because my bubbe insisted. It's compkicated

I dont even try to keep kosher.

My grandparents were very observant, too, but only on my father's side. My mother was Catholic, so traditionally I was never Jewish; that was kind of an area of contention for them and they never really forgave my father for marrying outside of their faith. Despite all that, I take comfort in ritual. Eating Kosher gives me a sense of security.

Oh, one of those situations. I remember it happening with one of my uncles...

I guess I can understand that. The rituals don't mean that much to me, so I try to keep up with the basic ideas in my own way.

If you think you were a witch, I doubt continuing to look at any religious system without a very open mind is possible.

That hasn't helped matters, at least.

Are tentacles part of being a witch, where you come from? I don't really associate the two.

I don't know about that part. They weren't physical tentacles.

How would you describe them?

six for gold | video; backdated to the night of 3/15

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